1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
General Electric Co. v. Gilbert et al.
429 U.S. 125 · 97 S. Ct. 401 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 178
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 74-1589
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 125
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 401
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 178
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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