1984 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Bennett, Secretary of Education v. New Jersey
470 U.S. 632 · 105 S. Ct. 1555 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 72
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 83-2064
- U.S. Reports
- 470 U.S. 632
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1555
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 72
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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