1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Blanding et al. v. Dubose et al.
454 U.S. 393 · 102 S. Ct. 715 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 59
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 81-325
- U.S. Reports
- 454 U.S. 393
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 715
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 59
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
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