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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Blum, Commissioner, New York State Department of Social Services v. Stenson

465 U.S. 886 · 104 S. Ct. 1541 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 47

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
81-1374
U.S. Reports
465 U.S. 886
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1541
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 47

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Blum, Commissioner, New York State Department of Social Services v. Stenson.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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