1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Hathorn et al. v. Lovorn et al.
457 U.S. 255 · 102 S. Ct. 2421 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 125
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-451
- U.S. Reports
- 457 U.S. 255
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 2421
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 125
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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