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1984 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Russell v. United States

471 U.S. 858 · 105 S. Ct. 2455 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 28

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-435
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 858
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2455
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 28

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Russell v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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