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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

United States v. Therese A. Burke, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs

504 U.S. 229 · 112 S. Ct. 1867 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3124

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-42
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 229
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1867
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3124

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Therese A. Burke, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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