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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

California v. Texas et al.

457 U.S. 164 · 102 S. Ct. 2335 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 120

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
88 ORIG
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 164
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2335
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 120

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in California v. Texas et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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