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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Copperweld Corp. et al. v. Independence Tube Corp.

467 U.S. 752 · 104 S. Ct. 2731 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 115

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
82-1260
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 752
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2731
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 115

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Copperweld Corp. et al. v. Independence Tube Corp.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown

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