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1983 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board

467 U.S. 883 · 104 S. Ct. 2803 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 120

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-945
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 883
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2803
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 120

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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