1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2
General Atomic Co. v. Felter, Judge, et al.
434 U.S. 12 · 98 S. Ct. 76 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 152
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1640
- U.S. Reports
- 434 U.S. 12
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 76
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 152
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Jurisdictional dissent |
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