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1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Foley v. Connelie, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.

435 U.S. 291 · 98 S. Ct. 1067 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 71

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-839
U.S. Reports
435 U.S. 291
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1067
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 71

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Foley v. Connelie, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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