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1982 term · Burger Court · 9-0

California ex rel. State Lands Commission v. United States

459 U.S. 1 · 103 S. Ct. 250 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 161

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
89 ORIG
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 250
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 161

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in California ex rel. State Lands Commission v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority

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