1976 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Connor et al. v. Finch, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
431 U.S. 407 · 97 S. Ct. 1828 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 95
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-777
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 407
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1828
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 95
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCD?
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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