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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Pearson v. Dodd et al.

429 U.S. 396 · 97 S. Ct. 581 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 34

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
75-1318
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 396
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 581
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 34

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

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

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