1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission
463 U.S. 646 · 103 S. Ct. 3255 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 102
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 82-276
- U.S. Reports
- 463 U.S. 646
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 3255
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 102
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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