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1985 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Fisher et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.

475 U.S. 260 · 106 S. Ct. 1045 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 12

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-1538
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 260
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1045
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 12

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fisher et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent

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