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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-2

Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission et al.

476 U.S. 355 · 106 S. Ct. 1890 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 74

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
84-871
U.S. Reports
476 U.S. 355
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1890
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 74

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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