1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Howe v. Smith, Attorney General, et al.
452 U.S. 473 · 101 S. Ct. 2468 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 31
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-5392
- U.S. Reports
- 452 U.S. 473
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2468
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 31
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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