1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Fedorenko v. United States
449 U.S. 490 · 101 S. Ct. 737 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 61
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-5602
- U.S. Reports
- 449 U.S. 490
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 737
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 61
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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