
1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Codd, Police Commissioner, City of New York, et al. v. Velger
429 U.S. 624 · 97 S. Ct. 882 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 44
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-812
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 624
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 882
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 44
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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