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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.

459 U.S. 400 · 103 S. Ct. 697 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 16

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1370
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 400
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 697
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 16

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence

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