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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Local 926, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Jones

460 U.S. 669 · 103 S. Ct. 1453 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 139

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1574
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 669
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1453
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 139

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Local 926, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Jones.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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