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1985 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue

477 U.S. 1 · 106 S. Ct. 2369 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 105

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-902
U.S. Reports
477 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 2369
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 105

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent

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