1984 term · Burger Court · 7-1
City of Oklahoma City v. Tuttle, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Tuttle
471 U.S. 808 · 105 S. Ct. 2427 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 26
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 83-1919
- U.S. Reports
- 471 U.S. 808
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2427
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 26
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCD?
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Judgment of the Court |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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