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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Maine v. Moulton

474 U.S. 159 · 106 S. Ct. 477 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 147

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-786
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 159
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 477
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 147

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maine v. Moulton.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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