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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Abood et al. v. Detroit Board of Education et al.

431 U.S. 209 · 97 S. Ct. 1782 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 91

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
75-1153
U.S. Reports
431 U.S. 209
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1782
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 91

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Abood et al. v. Detroit Board of Education et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence