1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Hampton, Chairman, U.S. Civil Service Commission, et al. v. Mow Sun Wong et al.
426 U.S. 88 · 96 S. Ct. 1895 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 153
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 73-1596
- U.S. Reports
- 426 U.S. 88
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1895
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 153
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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