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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BOWSHER, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES v. SYNAR, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	July 07, 1986
Date Argument	April 23, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	478 U.S. 714 106 S. Ct. 3181 1986 U.S. LEXIS 141 92 L. Ed. 2d 583
Docket	85-1377

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Petitioner	Comptroller General
Respondent	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 7, Paragraph 2 (separation of powers)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Burger Powell Rehnquist O'Connor special concurrence Marshall Stevens dissent White Blackmun
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 2 U.S.C. § 901
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Burger Powell Rehnquist O'Connor special concurrence Marshall Stevens dissent White Blackmun

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1985-162-01

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