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1984 term · Burger Court · 7-0

Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc., et al.

472 U.S. 1 · 105 S. Ct. 2458 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 124

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-2129
U.S. Reports
472 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2458
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 124

How the bench divided

M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellUnknown
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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