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1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4

City of Riverside et al. v. Rivera et al.

477 U.S. 561 · 106 S. Ct. 2686 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 69

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-224
U.S. Reports
477 U.S. 561
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 2686
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 69

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Riverside et al. v. Rivera et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanJudgment of the Court
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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