1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson et al.
477 U.S. 57 · 106 S. Ct. 2399 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 108
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-1979
- U.S. Reports
- 477 U.S. 57
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2399
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 108
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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