1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Bob Jones University v. United States
461 U.S. 574 · 103 S. Ct. 2017 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 81-3
- U.S. Reports
- 461 U.S. 574
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 2017
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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