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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Arizona et al. v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona et al.

463 U.S. 545 · 103 S. Ct. 3201 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 100

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-2147
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 545
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 3201
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 100

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arizona et al. v. San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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