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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Citizens Against Rent CONTROL/COALITION for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.

454 U.S. 290 · 102 S. Ct. 434 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 135

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-737
U.S. Reports
454 U.S. 290
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 434
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 135

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Citizens Against Rent CONTROL/COALITION for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent

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