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1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Illinois v. Vitale

447 U.S. 410 · 100 S. Ct. 2260 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 117

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
78-1845
U.S. Reports
447 U.S. 410
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2260
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 117

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Illinois v. Vitale.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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