
1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle et ux.
464 U.S. 206 · 104 S. Ct. 597 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 12
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 82-599
- U.S. Reports
- 464 U.S. 206
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 597
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 12
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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