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1983 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.

465 U.S. 752 · 104 S. Ct. 1464 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 39

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-914
U.S. Reports
465 U.S. 752
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1464
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 39

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteUnknown

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