1977 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Stump et al. v. Sparkman et Vir
435 U.S. 349 · 98 S. Ct. 1099 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 74
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1750
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 349
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1099
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 74
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
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