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1982 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Hensley et al. v. Eckerhart et al.

461 U.S. 424 · 103 S. Ct. 1933 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 160

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
81-1244
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 424
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1933
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 160

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hensley et al. v. Eckerhart et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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