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1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Doe

465 U.S. 605 · 104 S. Ct. 1237 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 169

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
82-786
U.S. Reports
465 U.S. 605
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1237
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 169

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Doe.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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