Justice · 1971–1986

Lewis F. Powell

Served the 1971 through 1986 terms, taking part in 2,652 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 72.5% of the time.

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1971–1986Terms

2,652Cases

72.5%With majority

243Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 72.5%

Dissent 9.2%

Concurrence 9.4%

Shares of 2,652 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Lewis F. Powell cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Lewis F. Powell's vote in each.
Case	Term	Vote split	This justice
Griffin v. Wisconsin	1986	5-4	Majority
Nollan et ux. v. California Coastal Commission	1986	5-4	Majority
Burger v. Kemp, Warden	1986	5-4	Dissent
Greer, Warden v. Miller	1986	6-3	Majority
Pennsylvania et al. v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air et al.	1986	5-4	Majority
United States et al. v. Stanley	1986	5-4	Majority
Anderson v. Creighton et al.	1986	6-3	Majority
Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Gilliard et al.	1986	6-3	Majority
Rivera v. Minnich	1986	8-1	Majority
San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc., et al. v. United States Olympic Committee et al.	1986	5-4	Majority
Welch v. Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, et al.	1986	5-4	Judgment of the Court
Solorio v. United States	1986	6-3	Majority
Buchanan v. Kentucky	1986	6-3	Majority
Rankin et al. v. McPherson	1986	5-4	Regular concurrence
McNally v. United States	1986	7-2	Majority
Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints et al. v. Amos et al.	1986	9-0	Majority
California v. Rooney	1986	6-3	Dissent
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Scheiner, Secretary, Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania, et al.	1986	5-4	Dissent
Puerto RICO v. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, et al.	1986	9-0	Special concurrence
South Dakota v. Dole, Secretary of Transportation	1986	7-2	Majority
Bourjaily v. United States	1986	6-3	Majority
Agency Holding Corp. et al. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.	1986	9-0	Majority
Tanner et al. v. United States	1986	5-4	Majority
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Fink et al.	1986	8-1	Majority
Sumner, Director, Nevada Department of Prisons, et al. v. Shuman	1986	6-3	Majority

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