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1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0

California v. Arizona et al.

440 U.S. 59 · 99 S. Ct. 919 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
78 ORIG
U.S. Reports
440 U.S. 59
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 919
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in California v. Arizona et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority

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