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1985 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service et al.

474 U.S. 34 · 106 S. Ct. 355 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 140

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-489
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 34
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 355
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 140

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service 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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