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1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix

446 U.S. 14 · 100 S. Ct. 1468 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 120

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-1261
U.S. Reports
446 U.S. 14
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1468
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 120

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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