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1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Schall, Commissioner of New York City Department of Juvenile Justice v. Martin et al.

467 U.S. 253 · 104 S. Ct. 2403 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 96

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
82-1248
U.S. Reports
467 U.S. 253
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2403
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 96

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schall, Commissioner of New York City Department of Juvenile Justice v. Martin et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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