1984 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Mitchell v. Forsyth
472 U.S. 511 · 105 S. Ct. 2806 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 113
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 84-335
- U.S. Reports
- 472 U.S. 511
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2806
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 113
How the bench divided
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M 2 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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