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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Mitchell et al.

463 U.S. 206 · 103 S. Ct. 2961 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 90

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1748
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 206
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2961
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 90

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Mitchell et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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