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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Securities and Exchange Commission et al. v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc., et al.

467 U.S. 735 · 104 S. Ct. 2720 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 114

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
83-751
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 735
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2720
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 114

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Securities and Exchange Commission et al. v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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