1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Diamond et al. v. Charles et al.
476 U.S. 54 · 106 S. Ct. 1697 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 149
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 84-1379
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 54
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 1697
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 149
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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