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1977 term · Burger Court · 5-3

United States v. California

436 U.S. 32 · 98 S. Ct. 1662 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 7

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
5 ORIG
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 32
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1662
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 7

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. California.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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