1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Estate of Thornton et al. v. Caldor, Inc.
472 U.S. 703 · 105 S. Ct. 2914 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 101
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 83-1158
- U.S. Reports
- 472 U.S. 703
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 2914
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 101
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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