1980 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Minnick et al. v. California Department of Corrections et al.
452 U.S. 105 · 101 S. Ct. 2211 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 109
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 79-1213
- U.S. Reports
- 452 U.S. 105
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2211
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 109
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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