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1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Maine et al. v. Thiboutot et Vir.

448 U.S. 1 · 100 S. Ct. 2502 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 51

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-838
U.S. Reports
448 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2502
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 51

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maine et al. v. Thiboutot et Vir.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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