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1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Castaneda, Sheriff v. Partida

430 U.S. 482 · 97 S. Ct. 1272 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 67

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-1552
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 482
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1272
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 67

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Castaneda, Sheriff v. Partida.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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