1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City, North Carolina
470 U.S. 564 · 105 S. Ct. 1504 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 69
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 83-1623
- U.S. Reports
- 470 U.S. 564
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1504
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 69
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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