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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.

433 U.S. 267 · 97 S. Ct. 2749 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 141

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-447
U.S. Reports
433 U.S. 267
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2749
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 141

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence

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