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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Cook et al. v. Hudson et al.

429 U.S. 165 · 97 S. Ct. 543 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 180

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
75-503
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 165
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 543
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 180

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Cook et al. v. Hudson et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence

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