1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Thornburg, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al. v. Gingles et al.
478 U.S. 30 · 106 S. Ct. 2752 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 121
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 and reversed in part
- Docket
- 83-1968
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 30
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2752
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 121
How the bench divided
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M 1 majorityC 8 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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