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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

City of Lockhart v. United States et al.

460 U.S. 125 · 103 S. Ct. 998 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 133

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
81-802
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 125
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 998
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 133

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Lockhart v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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