1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0
California v. Texas
437 U.S. 601 · 98 S. Ct. 3107 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 123
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 76 ORIG
- U.S. Reports
- 437 U.S. 601
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 3107
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 123
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
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