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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Taxation with Representation of Washington

461 U.S. 540 · 103 S. Ct. 1997 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-2338
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 540
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1997
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Taxation with Representation of Washington.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence

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