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1983 term · Burger Court · 7-2

National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.

468 U.S. 85 · 104 S. Ct. 2948 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 130

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-271
U.S. Reports
468 U.S. 85
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2948
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 130

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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