1984 term · Burger Court · 5-4
School District of the City of Grand Rapids et al. v. Ball et al.
473 U.S. 373 · 105 S. Ct. 3216 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 116
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 83-990
- U.S. Reports
- 473 U.S. 373
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 3216
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 116
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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