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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-2

American Bank & Trust Co. et al. v. Dallas County et al.

463 U.S. 855 · 103 S. Ct. 3369 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 109

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1717
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 855
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 3369
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 109

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in American Bank & Trust Co. et al. v. Dallas County et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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