1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Massachusetts v. Westcott
431 U.S. 322 · 97 S. Ct. 1755 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 93
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 75-1775
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 322
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1755
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 93
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| 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 | Special concurrence |
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