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1984 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority et al.

469 U.S. 528 · 105 S. Ct. 1005 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 48

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
82-1913
U.S. Reports
469 U.S. 528
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1005
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 48

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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