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1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3

County of Imperial, California, et al. v. Munoz et al.

449 U.S. 54 · 101 S. Ct. 289 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 154

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
79-1003
U.S. Reports
449 U.S. 54
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 289
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 154

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in County of Imperial, California, et al. v. Munoz et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent

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