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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Singleton, Chief, Bureau of Medical Services, Department of Health and Welfare of Missouri v. Wulff et al.

428 U.S. 106 · 96 S. Ct. 2868 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 161

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
74-1393
U.S. Reports
428 U.S. 106
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2868
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 161

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Singleton, Chief, Bureau of Medical Services, Department of Health and Welfare of Missouri v. Wulff et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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