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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett

477 U.S. 317 · 106 S. Ct. 2548 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 118

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
85-198
U.S. Reports
477 U.S. 317
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 2548
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 118

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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