1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3
City of Port Arthur, Texas v. United States et al.
459 U.S. 159 · 103 S. Ct. 530 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 171
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 81-708
- U.S. Reports
- 459 U.S. 159
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 530
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 171
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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