1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Davis et al. v. Scherer
468 U.S. 183 · 104 S. Ct. 3012 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 132
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 83-490
- U.S. Reports
- 468 U.S. 183
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 3012
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 132
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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