1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Bounds, Correction Commissioner, et al. v. Smith et al.
430 U.S. 817 · 97 S. Ct. 1491 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-915
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 817
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1491
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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