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1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Key et al. v. Doyle et al.

434 U.S. 59 · 98 S. Ct. 280 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 2672

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
76-1057
U.S. Reports
434 U.S. 59
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 280
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 2672

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Key et al. v. Doyle et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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