1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.
429 U.S. 167 · 97 S. Ct. 421 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 181
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 75-946
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 167
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 421
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 181
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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