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1983 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Escambia County, Florida, et al. v. McMillan et al.

466 U.S. 48 · 104 S. Ct. 1577 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 50

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
82-1295
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 48
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1577
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 50

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Escambia County, Florida, et al. v. McMillan et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent

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