1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Anderson et al. v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., et al.
477 U.S. 242 · 106 S. Ct. 2505 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 115
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 84-1602
- U.S. Reports
- 477 U.S. 242
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2505
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 115
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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