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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.

460 U.S. 1 · 103 S. Ct. 927 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 17

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1203
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 927
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 17

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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