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1984 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Ponte, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution v. Real

471 U.S. 491 · 105 S. Ct. 2192 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 15

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
83-1329
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 491
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2192
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 15

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Ponte, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution v. Real.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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