1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez et al.
476 U.S. 898 · 106 S. Ct. 2317 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 59
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-1803
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 898
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2317
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 59
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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