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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.

468 U.S. 222 · 104 S. Ct. 3026 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 134

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
83-436
U.S. Reports
468 U.S. 222
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 3026
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 134

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Regan, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Wald et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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