1975 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Runyon et ux., dba Bobbe'S School v. McCrary et al.
427 U.S. 160 · 96 S. Ct. 2586 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 7
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-62
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 160
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2586
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 7
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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