1982 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Connick, District Attorney in and for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana v. Myers
461 U.S. 138 · 103 S. Ct. 1684 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 153
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 81-1251
- U.S. Reports
- 461 U.S. 138
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 1684
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 153
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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