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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Murphy, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, Douglas County v. Hunt

455 U.S. 478 · 102 S. Ct. 1181 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 77

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
80-2165
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 478
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1181
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 77

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Murphy, District Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, Douglas County v. Hunt.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteDissent

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