1976 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Alexander, Secretary of the Army v. Fioto
430 U.S. 634 · 97 S. Ct. 1345 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 72
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-1704
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 634
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1345
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 72
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| 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 |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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