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1984 term · Burger Court · 5-4

County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.

470 U.S. 226 · 105 S. Ct. 1245 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 58

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1065
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 226
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1245
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 58

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in County of Oneida, New York, et al. v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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