1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Bell, Secretary of Education v. New Jersey et al.
461 U.S. 773 · 103 S. Ct. 2187 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 43
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-2125
- U.S. Reports
- 461 U.S. 773
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 2187
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 43
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
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