1976 term · Burger Court · 4-4
Vorchheimer v. School District of Philadelphia et al.
430 U.S. 703 · 97 S. Ct. 1671 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 1438
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 4-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-37
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 703
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1671
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 1438
How the bench divided
––––––––?
– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | No participation |
| William J. Brennan | No participation |
| Potter Stewart | No participation |
| Byron White | No participation |
| Thurgood Marshall | No participation |
| Harry Blackmun | No participation |
| Lewis F. Powell | No participation |
| John Paul Stevens | No participation |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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