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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Briscoe et al. v. Lahue et al.

460 U.S. 325 · 103 S. Ct. 1108 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 146

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1404
U.S. Reports
460 U.S. 325
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1108
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 146

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Briscoe et al. v. Lahue et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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