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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Connecticut Board of Pardons et al. v. Dumschat et al.

452 U.S. 458 · 101 S. Ct. 2460 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 113

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
79-1997
U.S. Reports
452 U.S. 458
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2460
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 113

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Connecticut Board of Pardons et al. v. Dumschat et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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