1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Marsh, Nebraska State Treasurer, et al. v. Chambers
463 U.S. 783 · 103 S. Ct. 3330 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 107
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 82-23
- U.S. Reports
- 463 U.S. 783
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 3330
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 107
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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