1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Scott v. Kentucky Parole Board et al.
429 U.S. 60 · 97 S. Ct. 342 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 171
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 74-6438
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 60
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 342
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 171
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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