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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Burke, Acting Archivist of the United States, et al. v. Barnes et al.

479 U.S. 361 · 107 S. Ct. 734 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 285

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
85-781
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 361
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 734
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 285

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Burke, Acting Archivist of the United States, et al. v. Barnes et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaUnknown

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