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1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1

United States et al. v. County of Fresno

429 U.S. 452 · 97 S. Ct. 699 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 10

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-1262
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 452
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 699
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 10

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. County of Fresno.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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