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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Burger v. Kemp, Warden

483 U.S. 776 · 107 S. Ct. 3114 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 3047

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-5375
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 776
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 3114
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 3047

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Burger v. Kemp, Warden.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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