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1984 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States et al. v. Locke et al.

471 U.S. 84 · 105 S. Ct. 1785 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 197

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
83-1394
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 84
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1785
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 197

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Locke et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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