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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Cory, Controller of California, et al. v. White, Attorney General of Texas, et al.

457 U.S. 85 · 102 S. Ct. 2325 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 19

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
80-1556
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 85
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2325
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 19

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cory, Controller of California, et al. v. White, Attorney General of Texas, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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