1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Monroe v. Standard Oil Co.
452 U.S. 549 · 101 S. Ct. 2510 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 114
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-298
- U.S. Reports
- 452 U.S. 549
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2510
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 114
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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