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1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Chaney et al.

470 U.S. 821 · 105 S. Ct. 1649 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 78

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
83-1878
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 821
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1649
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 78

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Chaney et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence

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