1985 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
475 U.S. 1 · 106 S. Ct. 903 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 84-1044
- U.S. Reports
- 475 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 903
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Judgment of the Court |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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