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1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.

461 U.S. 624 · 103 S. Ct. 2045 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 37

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1891
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 624
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2045
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 37

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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