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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al.

456 U.S. 444 · 102 S. Ct. 1874 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 114

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-341
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 444
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1874
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 114

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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