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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Bacchus Imports, Ltd., et al. v. Dias, Director of Taxation of Hawaii, et al.

468 U.S. 263 · 104 S. Ct. 3049 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 135

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 and remanded
Docket
82-1565
U.S. Reports
468 U.S. 263
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 3049
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 135

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Bacchus Imports, Ltd., et al. v. Dias, Director of Taxation of Hawaii, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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