1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Polk County et al. v. Dodson
454 U.S. 312 · 102 S. Ct. 445 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 136
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 80-824
- U.S. Reports
- 454 U.S. 312
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 445
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 136
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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