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1983 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Board of Education of Paris Union School District No. 95 et al. v. Vail

466 U.S. 377 · 104 S. Ct. 2144 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 64

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-87
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 377
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2144
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 64

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Board of Education of Paris Union School District No. 95 et al. v. Vail.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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