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1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Moore v. City of East Cleveland, Ohio

431 U.S. 494 · 97 S. Ct. 1932 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 17

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
75-6289
U.S. Reports
431 U.S. 494
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1932
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 17

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Moore v. City of East Cleveland, Ohio.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellJudgment of the Court
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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