1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2
National Hockey League et al. v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc., et al.
427 U.S. 639 · 96 S. Ct. 2778 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 187
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-1558
- U.S. Reports
- 427 U.S. 639
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2778
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 187
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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