1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Pennhurst State School and Hospital et al. v. Halderman et al.
465 U.S. 89 · 104 S. Ct. 900 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 4
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-2101
- U.S. Reports
- 465 U.S. 89
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 900
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 4
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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