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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Thomas v. Arn, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women

474 U.S. 140 · 106 S. Ct. 466 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 146

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-5630
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 140
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 466
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 146

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thomas v. Arn, Superintendent, Ohio Reformatory for Women.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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