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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, et al. v. Bartlett

465 U.S. 463 · 104 S. Ct. 1161 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 34

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-1253
U.S. Reports
465 U.S. 463
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1161
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 34

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, et al. v. Bartlett.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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