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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Reed et al. v. Ross

468 U.S. 1 · 104 S. Ct. 2901 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 126

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-218
U.S. Reports
468 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2901
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 126

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Reed et al. v. Ross.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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