1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind
474 U.S. 481 · 106 S. Ct. 748 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 49
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 84-1070
- U.S. Reports
- 474 U.S. 481
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 748
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 49
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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