1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0
School Committee of the Town of Burlington, Massachusetts, et al. v. Department of Education of Massachusetts et al.
471 U.S. 359 · 105 S. Ct. 1996 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 6
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-433
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 359
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1996
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 6
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| 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 |
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