1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 · 106 S. Ct. 1712 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 150
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 84-6263
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 79
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 1712
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 150
How the bench divided
MMCCCCCDD
M 2 majorityC 5 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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