1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Bethel School District No. 403 et al. v. Fraser, a Minor, et al.
478 U.S. 675 · 106 S. Ct. 3159 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 139
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 84-1667
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 675
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 3159
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 139
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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