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1975 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization et al.

426 U.S. 26 · 96 S. Ct. 1917 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 152

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-1124
U.S. Reports
426 U.S. 26
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1917
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 152

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensUnknown

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