1980 term · Burger Court · 5-0
California Medical Association et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.
453 U.S. 182 · 101 S. Ct. 2712 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 38
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-1952
- U.S. Reports
- 453 U.S. 182
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2712
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 38
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent from denial of cert |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent from denial of cert |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent from denial of cert |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent from denial of cert |
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