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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case)

470 U.S. 93 · 105 S. Ct. 1074 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 53

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
9 ORIG
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 93
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1074
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 53

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Louisiana et al. (Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case).
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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