
1976 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Continental T.V., Inc., et al. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.
433 U.S. 36 · 97 S. Ct. 2549 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 134
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-15
- U.S. Reports
- 433 U.S. 36
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2549
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 134
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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