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1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Lake Coal Co., Inc. v. Roberts & Schaefer Co.

474 U.S. 120 · 106 S. Ct. 553 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 3075

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
84-1240
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 120
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 553
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 3075

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Lake Coal Co., Inc. v. Roberts & Schaefer Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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