1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County (California, Real Party in Interest)
450 U.S. 464 · 101 S. Ct. 1200 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 83
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-1344
- U.S. Reports
- 450 U.S. 464
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1200
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 83
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Judgment of the Court |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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