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1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3

City of Milwaukee et al. v. Illinois et al.

451 U.S. 304 · 101 S. Ct. 1784 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 22

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
79-408
U.S. Reports
451 U.S. 304
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1784
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 22

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Milwaukee et al. v. Illinois et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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