1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Territory of Guam v. Olsen
431 U.S. 195 · 97 S. Ct. 1774 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 90
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-439
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 195
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1774
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 90
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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