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1979 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Estes et al. v. Metropolitan Branches of the Dallas NAACP et al.

444 U.S. 437 · 100 S. Ct. 716 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 70

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
78-253
U.S. Reports
444 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 716
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 70

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Estes et al. v. Metropolitan Branches of the Dallas NAACP et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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