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1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director

445 U.S. 263 · 100 S. Ct. 1133 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 90

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-6386
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 263
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1133
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 90

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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