1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Plyler, Superintendent, Tyler Independent School District, et al. v. Doe, Guardian, et al.
457 U.S. 202 · 102 S. Ct. 2382 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 124
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-1538
- U.S. Reports
- 457 U.S. 202
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 2382
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 124
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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