1983 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Allen v. Wright et al.
468 U.S. 737 · 104 S. Ct. 3315 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 149
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 81-757
- U.S. Reports
- 468 U.S. 737
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 3315
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 149
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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