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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Cleavinger et al. v. Saxner et al.

474 U.S. 193 · 106 S. Ct. 496 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 148

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-732
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 193
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 496
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 148

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cleavinger et al. v. Saxner et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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