1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
California et al. v. Sierra Club et al.
451 U.S. 287 · 101 S. Ct. 1775 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 21
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 79-1252
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 287
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1775
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 21
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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