1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Vitek, Correctional Director, et al. v. Jones
445 U.S. 480 · 100 S. Ct. 1254 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 31
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1155
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 480
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1254
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 31
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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