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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati et al.

475 U.S. 469 · 106 S. Ct. 1292 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
84-1160
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 469
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1292
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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