1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Fitzpatrick et al. v. Bitzer, Chairman, State Employees' Retirement Commission et al.
427 U.S. 445 · 96 S. Ct. 2666 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 160
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
- Docket
- 75-251
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 445
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2666
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 160
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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