1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
430 U.S. 141 · 97 S. Ct. 987 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 14
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 75-1150
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 141
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 987
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 14
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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