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1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Ohio v. Kovacs, dba B & W Enterprises et al.

469 U.S. 274 · 105 S. Ct. 705 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 38

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1020
U.S. Reports
469 U.S. 274
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 705
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 38

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Ohio v. Kovacs, dba B & W Enterprises et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence

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