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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-1

United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.

430 U.S. 144 · 97 S. Ct. 996 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 51

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-104
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 144
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 996
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 51

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteJudgment of the Court
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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