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1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County, North Carolina

452 U.S. 18 · 101 S. Ct. 2153 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 107

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-6423
U.S. Reports
452 U.S. 18
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2153
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 107

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lassiter v. Department of Social Services of Durham County, North Carolina.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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