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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Harlow et al. v. Fitzgerald

457 U.S. 800 · 102 S. Ct. 2727 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 139

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
80-945
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 800
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2727
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 139

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harlow et al. v. Fitzgerald.
JusticeVote
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent

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