October Term 1981 · decided Dec 14, 1981
Polk County et al. v. Dodson
In plain language
- Polk County v. Dodson, OT 1981, December 14, 1981.
- Citation: 454 U.S. 312.
- Vote: 8 to 1.
- Issue area: Civil Rights.
Recorded metadata
Decided 1981-12-14 (October Term 1981). Citation: 454 U.S. 312. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)
How each justice voted
Majority (7)
Concurrence (1)
Dissent (1)
Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.