1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0
McDonald v. City of West Branch, Michigan, et al.
466 U.S. 284 · 104 S. Ct. 1799 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 59
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 83-219
- U.S. Reports
- 466 U.S. 284
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 1799
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 59
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
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