1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Lehman, Secretary of the Navy v. Nakshian
453 U.S. 156 · 101 S. Ct. 2698 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 37
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 80-242
- U.S. Reports
- 453 U.S. 156
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2698
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 37
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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