1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
County of Los Angeles et al. v. Davis et al.
440 U.S. 625 · 99 S. Ct. 1379 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1553
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 625
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1379
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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