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1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Campbell

461 U.S. 458 · 103 S. Ct. 1952 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 161

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1983
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 458
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1952
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 161

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Campbell.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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