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1980 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Webb v. Webb

451 U.S. 493 · 101 S. Ct. 1889 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 97

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
79-6853
U.S. Reports
451 U.S. 493
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1889
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 97

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Webb v. Webb.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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