1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Smith, Correctional Superintendent v. Phillips
455 U.S. 209 · 102 S. Ct. 940 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 69
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 80-1082
- U.S. Reports
- 455 U.S. 209
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 940
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 69
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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