1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Smith, Administrator, New York City Human Resources Administration, et al. v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & Reform et al.
431 U.S. 816 · 97 S. Ct. 2094 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 108
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-180
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 816
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2094
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 108
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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