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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission

461 U.S. 375 · 103 S. Ct. 1905 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 28

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-731
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 375
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1905
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 28

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent

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