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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Bishop v. Wood et al.

426 U.S. 341 · 96 S. Ct. 2074 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 59

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-1303
U.S. Reports
426 U.S. 341
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2074
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 59

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bishop v. Wood et al.
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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