1975 term · Burger Court · 6-3
McCarthy v. Philadelphia Civil Service Commission
424 U.S. 645 · 96 S. Ct. 1154 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 21
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-783
- U.S. Reports
- 424 U.S. 645
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1154
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 21
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Jurisdictional dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Jurisdictional dissent |
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