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1979 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. California

447 U.S. 1 · 100 S. Ct. 1994 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 43

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
5 ORIG
U.S. Reports
447 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1994
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 43

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. California.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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