1977 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Massachusetts v. United States
435 U.S. 444 · 98 S. Ct. 1153 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 20
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 76-1500
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 444
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1153
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 20
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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