1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Jones, Warden, Stone Mountain Correctional Institution v. Helms
452 U.S. 412 · 101 S. Ct. 2434 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 124
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 80-850
- U.S. Reports
- 452 U.S. 412
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2434
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 124
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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