1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight et al.
465 U.S. 271 · 104 S. Ct. 1058 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 28
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 82-898
- U.S. Reports
- 465 U.S. 271
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 1058
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 28
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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