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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Ross

456 U.S. 798 · 102 S. Ct. 2157 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 18

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-2209
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 798
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2157
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 18

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Ross.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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