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1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd

470 U.S. 213 · 105 S. Ct. 1238 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 57

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
83-1708
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 213
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1238
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 57

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence

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