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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

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Engle et ux.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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