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1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. 50 Acres of Land et al.

469 U.S. 24 · 105 S. Ct. 451 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 162

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
83-1170
U.S. Reports
469 U.S. 24
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 451
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 162

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. 50 Acres of Land et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence

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