1980 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Parratt et al. v. Taylor
451 U.S. 527 · 101 S. Ct. 1908 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 99
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 79-1734
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 527
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1908
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 99
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCD
M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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