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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Metropolitan Edison Co. et al. v. People Against Nuclear Energy et al.

460 U.S. 766 · 103 S. Ct. 1556 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 21

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-2399
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 766
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1556
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 21

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Metropolitan Edison Co. et al. v. People Against Nuclear Energy et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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