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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson

461 U.S. 352 · 103 S. Ct. 1855 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 159

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-1320
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 352
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1855
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 159

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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