1985 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Nantahala Power & Light Co. et al. v. Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al.
476 U.S. 953 · 106 S. Ct. 2349 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 61
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 85-568
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 953
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2349
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 61
How the bench divided
MMMMMMM??
M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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