1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Roemer et al. v. Board of Public Works of Maryland et al.
426 U.S. 736 · 96 S. Ct. 2337 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 70
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 74-730
- U.S. Reports
- 426 U.S. 736
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2337
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 70
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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