1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Nixon v. Administrator of General Services et al.
433 U.S. 425 · 97 S. Ct. 2777 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 24
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-1605
- U.S. Reports
- 433 U.S. 425
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2777
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 24
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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