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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Hughes v. Rowe et al.

449 U.S. 5 · 101 S. Ct. 173 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
79-6000
U.S. Reports
449 U.S. 5
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 173
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 1

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hughes v. Rowe et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Warren E. BurgerJurisdictional dissent

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