1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3
H. L. v. Matheson, Governor of Utah, et al.
450 U.S. 398 · 101 S. Ct. 1164 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 81
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-5903
- U.S. Reports
- 450 U.S. 398
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1164
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 81
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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