1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Dennis v. Sparks et al., dba Sidney A. Sparks, Trustee
449 U.S. 24 · 101 S. Ct. 183 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 9
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-1186
- U.S. Reports
- 449 U.S. 24
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 183
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 9
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
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