1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Goldman v. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al.
475 U.S. 503 · 106 S. Ct. 1310 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 34
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-1097
- U.S. Reports
- 475 U.S. 503
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 1310
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 34
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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