1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles et al. v. Taxpayers for Vincent et al.
466 U.S. 789 · 104 S. Ct. 2118 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 83
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 82-975
- U.S. Reports
- 466 U.S. 789
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2118
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 83
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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