1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Vasquez, Warden v. Hillery
474 U.S. 254 · 106 S. Ct. 617 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 40
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-836
- U.S. Reports
- 474 U.S. 254
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 617
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 40
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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