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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission et al.

481 U.S. 454 · 107 S. Ct. 1855 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1927

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
86-337
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 454
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1855
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1927

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority

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