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1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.

445 U.S. 326 · 100 S. Ct. 1166 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 30

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-904
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 326
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1166
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 30

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi v. Roper et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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