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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al.

458 U.S. 527 · 102 S. Ct. 3211 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 45

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-38
U.S. Reports
458 U.S. 527
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 3211
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 45

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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