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1982 term · Burger Court · 5-4

City of Los Angeles v. Lyons

461 U.S. 95 · 103 S. Ct. 1660 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 152

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
81-1064
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 95
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1660
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 152

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Los Angeles v. Lyons.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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