
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
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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