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1984 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, et al.

471 U.S. 234 · 105 S. Ct. 1923 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2742

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1360
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 234
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1923
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 2742

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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