1977 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Cleland, Administrator of Veterans' Administration, et al. v. National College of Business
435 U.S. 213 · 98 S. Ct. 1024 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 67
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 77-716
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 213
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1024
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 67
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Jurisdictional dissent |
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