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1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment et al.

444 U.S. 620 · 100 S. Ct. 826 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 78

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-1335
U.S. Reports
444 U.S. 620
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 826
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 78

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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