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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

New York Civil Service Commission et al. v. Snead

425 U.S. 457 · 96 S. Ct. 1630 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 47

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated
Docket
75-805
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 457
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1630
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 47

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in New York Civil Service Commission et al. v. Snead.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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