1984 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Marek et al. v. Chesny, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Chesny
473 U.S. 1 · 105 S. Ct. 3012 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 81
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 83-1437
- U.S. Reports
- 473 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 3012
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 81
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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