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1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Connolly et al., Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.

475 U.S. 211 · 106 S. Ct. 1018 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 10

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-1555
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 211
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1018
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 10

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Connolly et al., Trustees of the Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence

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