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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al.

455 U.S. 265 · 102 S. Ct. 1059 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 71

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-60
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 265
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1059
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 71

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent

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