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1981 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Common Cause et al. v. Schmitt et al.

455 U.S. 129 · 102 S. Ct. 1266 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 67

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-847
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 129
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1266
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 67

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 Common Cause et al. v. Schmitt et al.
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
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown