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1984 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Roger L. Spencer, et ux. v. South Carolina Tax Commission et al.

471 U.S. 82 · 105 S. Ct. 1859 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 193

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-249
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 82
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1859
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 193

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Roger L. Spencer, et ux. v. South Carolina Tax Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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