1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Chappelle v. Greater Baton Rouge Airport District et al.
431 U.S. 159 · 97 S. Ct. 2162 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 85
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-352
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 159
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2162
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 85
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| 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 | Dissent |
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