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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al.

455 U.S. 624 · 102 S. Ct. 1322 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 85

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated
Docket
80-1240
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 624
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1322
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 85

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lane, Corrections Director v. Williams et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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