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1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego et al.

450 U.S. 621 · 101 S. Ct. 1287 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 1

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
79-678
U.S. Reports
450 U.S. 621
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1287
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 1

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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