1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Youngberg, Superintendent, Pennhurst State School and Hospital, et al. v. Romeo, an Incompetent, by His Mother and Next Friend, Romeo
457 U.S. 307 · 102 S. Ct. 2452 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 128
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 80-1429
- U.S. Reports
- 457 U.S. 307
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 2452
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 128
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
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