1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2
United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans
431 U.S. 553 · 97 S. Ct. 1885 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 98
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-333
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 553
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1885
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 98
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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