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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Block, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Neal

460 U.S. 289 · 103 S. Ct. 1089 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 4

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1494
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 289
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1089
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 4

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Block, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Neal.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence

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