1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Estelle, Corrections Director, et al. v. Gamble
429 U.S. 97 · 97 S. Ct. 285 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 175
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 75-929
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 97
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 285
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 175
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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