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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

New York v. Class

475 U.S. 106 · 106 S. Ct. 960 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 5

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
84-1181
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 106
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 960
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 5

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in New York v. Class.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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