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1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0

McLaughlin v. United States

476 U.S. 16 · 106 S. Ct. 1677 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 146

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-5189
U.S. Reports
476 U.S. 16
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1677
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 146

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in McLaughlin v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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