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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.

470 U.S. 532 · 105 S. Ct. 1487 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 68

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1362
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 532
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1487
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 68

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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