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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Belknap, Inc. v. Hale et al.

463 U.S. 491 · 103 S. Ct. 3172 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 99

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1966
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 491
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 3172
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 99

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Belknap, Inc. v. Hale et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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