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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al.

455 U.S. 745 · 102 S. Ct. 1388 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 89

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
80-5889
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 745
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1388
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 89

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Santosky et al. v. Kramer, Commissioner, Ulster County Department of Social Services, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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