1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0
McDonald v. Smith
472 U.S. 479 · 105 S. Ct. 2787 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 112
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-476
- U.S. Reports
- 472 U.S. 479
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2787
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 112
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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