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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al. v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission et al.

461 U.S. 190 · 103 S. Ct. 1713 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 25

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1945
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 190
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1713
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 25

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al. v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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