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1985 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. Maine et al.

475 U.S. 89 · 106 S. Ct. 951 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
35 ORIG
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 89
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 951
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 4

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Maine et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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