
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
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M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Unknown |
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