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1981 term · Burger Court · 7-2

California et al. v. Grace Brethren Church et al.

457 U.S. 393 · 102 S. Ct. 2498 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 130

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
81-31
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 393
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2498
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 130

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in California et al. v. Grace Brethren Church et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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