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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper

470 U.S. 274 · 105 S. Ct. 1272 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 59

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1466
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 274
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1272
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 59

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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