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1980 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. County of Los Angeles

449 U.S. 1119 · 101 S. Ct. 933 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 590

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-1577
U.S. Reports
449 U.S. 1119
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 933
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 590

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. County of Los Angeles.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Potter StewartUnknown