National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Hampton County Election Commission et al.
Decided February 27, 1985. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 83-1015 · 470 U.S. 166 (1985)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
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