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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Bush v. Lucas

462 U.S. 367 · 103 S. Ct. 2404 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 60

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-469
U.S. Reports
462 U.S. 367
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2404
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 60

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Bush v. Lucas.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence

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