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1982 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Connecticut v. Johnson

460 U.S. 73 · 103 S. Ct. 969 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 131

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-927
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 73
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 969
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 131

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Connecticut v. Johnson.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunJudgment of the Court
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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