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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Gould v. Ruefenacht et Al

471 U.S. 701 · 105 S. Ct. 2308 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 21

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-165
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 701
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2308
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 21

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gould v. Ruefenacht et Al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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