1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States, et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc.
460 U.S. 824 · 103 S. Ct. 1587 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 22
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 81-1273
- U.S. Reports
- 460 U.S. 824
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 1587
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 22
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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