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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Carey, Governor of New York, et al. v. Population Services International et al.

431 U.S. 678 · 97 S. Ct. 2010 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 104

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-443
U.S. Reports
431 U.S. 678
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2010
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 104

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Carey, Governor of New York, et al. v. Population Services International et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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