1979 term · Burger Court · 5-3
United States v. Louisiana et al.
446 U.S. 253 · 100 S. Ct. 1618 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 42
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 9 ORIG
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 253
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1618
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 42
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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