1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Local Number 93, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, C. L. C. v. City of Cleveland et al.
478 U.S. 501 · 106 S. Ct. 3063 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 133
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 84-1999
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 501
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 3063
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 133
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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