1985 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Sorenson v. Secretary of the Treasury et al.
475 U.S. 851 · 106 S. Ct. 1600 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 103
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-1686
- U.S. Reports
- 475 U.S. 851
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 1600
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 103
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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