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1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0

O'Dell et al. v. Espinoza, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Espinoza and as Guardian, et al.

456 U.S. 430 · 102 S. Ct. 1865 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 102

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
81-534
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 430
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1865
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 102

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in O'Dell et al. v. Espinoza, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Espinoza and as Guardian, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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