1984 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
471 U.S. 759 · 105 S. Ct. 2399 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 24
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 83-2161
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 759
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2399
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 24
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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