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1982 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Illinois v. Batchelder

463 U.S. 1112 · 103 S. Ct. 3513 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 113

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
82-947
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 1112
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 3513
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 113

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Illinois v. Batchelder.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanJurisdictional dissent
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent
John Paul StevensJurisdictional dissent

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