1984 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Paulsen et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
469 U.S. 131 · 105 S. Ct. 627 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 31
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 83-832
- U.S. Reports
- 469 U.S. 131
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 627
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 31
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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