1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Stanton v. Stanton
429 U.S. 501 · 97 S. Ct. 717 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 39
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 76-512
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 501
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 717
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 39
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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