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1983 term · Burger Court · 6-2

South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources of Alaska, et al.

467 U.S. 82 · 104 S. Ct. 2237 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 88

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
82-1608
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 82
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2237
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 88

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources of Alaska, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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