1984 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Wilson et al. v. Garcia
471 U.S. 261 · 105 S. Ct. 1938 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 83-2146
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 261
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1938
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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