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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

474 U.S. 494 · 106 S. Ct. 755 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 50

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-801
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 494
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 755
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 50

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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