1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Widmar et al. v. Vincent et al.
454 U.S. 263 · 102 S. Ct. 269 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 134
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 80-689
- U.S. Reports
- 454 U.S. 263
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 269
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 134
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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