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1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2

United States v. Quinn

475 U.S. 791 · 106 S. Ct. 1623 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 98

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
84-1717
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 791
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1623
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 98

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Quinn.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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