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1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Texas v. New Mexico

446 U.S. 540 · 100 S. Ct. 2911 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 101

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Interstate Relations
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
65 ORIG
U.S. Reports
446 U.S. 540
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2911
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 101

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Texas v. New Mexico.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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