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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Green et al. v. Mansour, Director, Michigan Department of Social Services

474 U.S. 64 · 106 S. Ct. 423 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 142

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-6270
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 64
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 423
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 142

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Green et al. v. Mansour, Director, Michigan Department of Social Services.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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