1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0
McDonald et al. v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. et al.
427 U.S. 273 · 96 S. Ct. 2574 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 8
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 75-260
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 273
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2574
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 8
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
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