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1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Third National Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc., et al.

432 U.S. 312 · 97 S. Ct. 2307 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 22

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-674
U.S. Reports
432 U.S. 312
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2307
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 22

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Third National Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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