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1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Kirchberg v. Feenstra et al.

450 U.S. 455 · 101 S. Ct. 1195 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 82

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
79-1388
U.S. Reports
450 U.S. 455
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1195
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 82

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Kirchberg v. Feenstra et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence

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