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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Chardon et al. v. Fumero Soto et al.

462 U.S. 650 · 103 S. Ct. 2611 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 72

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-271
U.S. Reports
462 U.S. 650
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2611
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 72

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Chardon et al. v. Fumero Soto et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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