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1977 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Carter, Public Vehicle License Commissioner of Chicago v. Miller

434 U.S. 356 · 98 S. Ct. 786 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 55

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-1171
U.S. Reports
434 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 786
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 55

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Carter, Public Vehicle License Commissioner of Chicago v. Miller.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Potter StewartNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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