1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3
New York v. Cathedral Academy
434 U.S. 125 · 98 S. Ct. 340 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 158
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-616
- U.S. Reports
- 434 U.S. 125
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 340
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 158
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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