1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson et al.
467 U.S. 925 · 104 S. Ct. 2827 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 122
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 83-747
- U.S. Reports
- 467 U.S. 925
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2827
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 122
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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