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1982 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Bankamerica Corp. et al. v. United States

462 U.S. 122 · 103 S. Ct. 2266 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 50

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1487
U.S. Reports
462 U.S. 122
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2266
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 50

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Bankamerica Corp. et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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