1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0
United States v. Shearer, Individually and as Administratrix for the Estate of Shearer
473 U.S. 52 · 105 S. Ct. 3039 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 84-194
- U.S. Reports
- 473 U.S. 52
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 3039
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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