1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0
United States v. Boyle, Executor of the Estate of Boyle
469 U.S. 241 · 105 S. Ct. 687 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 83-1266
- U.S. Reports
- 469 U.S. 241
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 687
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
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