1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Maher, Commissioner of Social Services of Connecticut v. Doe et al.
432 U.S. 526 · 97 S. Ct. 2474 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 132
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 76-878
- U.S. Reports
- 432 U.S. 526
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2474
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 132
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
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