1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4
City of Lafayette, Louisiana, et al. v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
435 U.S. 389 · 98 S. Ct. 1123 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 19
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-864
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 389
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1123
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 19
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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