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1984 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Mintzes, Warden v. Buchanon

471 U.S. 154 · 105 S. Ct. 2006 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2543

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
84-501
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 154
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2006
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 2543

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Mintzes, Warden v. Buchanon.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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