
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
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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