1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Lehman on Behalf of Her Children, Lehman et al. v. Lycoming County Children'S Services Agency
458 U.S. 502 · 102 S. Ct. 3231 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 152
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-2177
- U.S. Reports
- 458 U.S. 502
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 3231
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 152
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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