1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Ralston, Warden v. Robinson
454 U.S. 201 · 102 S. Ct. 233 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 147
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 80-2049
- U.S. Reports
- 454 U.S. 201
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 233
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 147
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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