1985 term · Burger Court · 5-3
University of Tennessee et al. v. Elliott
478 U.S. 788 · 106 S. Ct. 3220 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 142
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 85-588
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 788
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 3220
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 142
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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