1984 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., et al.
472 U.S. 491 · 105 S. Ct. 2794 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 127
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 84-28
- U.S. Reports
- 472 U.S. 491
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2794
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 127
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDD?
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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