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1984 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Walters, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, et al. v. National Association of Radiation Survivors et al.

473 U.S. 305 · 105 S. Ct. 3180 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 151

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
84-571
U.S. Reports
473 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 3180
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 151

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Walters, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, et al. v. National Association of Radiation Survivors et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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