1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States v. Synar, Member of Congress, et al.
478 U.S. 714 · 106 S. Ct. 3181 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 141
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Unspecifiable
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 85-1377
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 714
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 3181
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 141
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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