1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0
United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens
460 U.S. 711 · 103 S. Ct. 1478 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 141
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 81-1044
- U.S. Reports
- 460 U.S. 711
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 1478
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 141
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| 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 |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
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