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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Hishon v. King & Spalding

467 U.S. 69 · 104 S. Ct. 2229 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 7

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
82-940
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 69
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2229
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 7

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Hishon v. King & Spalding.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence

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