1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Alaska
451 U.S. 259 · 101 S. Ct. 1673 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-1890
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 259
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1673
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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