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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

North Dakota v. United States

460 U.S. 300 · 103 S. Ct. 1095 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 23

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-773
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 300
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1095
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 23

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in North Dakota v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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