1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
South Carolina et al. v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.
476 U.S. 498 · 106 S. Ct. 2039 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 84-782
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 498
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2039
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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