1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Central Intelligence Agency et al. v. Sims et al.
471 U.S. 159 · 105 S. Ct. 1881 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2741
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 83-1075
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 159
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1881
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2741
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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