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1980 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. California

449 U.S. 408 · 101 S. Ct. 912 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2970

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
5 ORIG
U.S. Reports
449 U.S. 408
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 912
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2970

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. California.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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