1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Kowalski et ux.
434 U.S. 77 · 98 S. Ct. 315 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 155
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1095
- U.S. Reports
- 434 U.S. 77
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 315
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 155
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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