1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts et al.
467 U.S. 561 · 104 S. Ct. 2576 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 108
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
- 82-206
- U.S. Reports
- 467 U.S. 561
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2576
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 108
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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