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1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0

International Longshoremen'S Association, AFL-CIO v. Davis

476 U.S. 380 · 106 S. Ct. 1904 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 75

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-217
U.S. Reports
476 U.S. 380
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1904
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 75

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in International Longshoremen'S Association, AFL-CIO v. Davis.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence

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