1977 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.
435 U.S. 519 · 98 S. Ct. 1197 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 21
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-419
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 519
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1197
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 21
How the bench divided
MMMMMMM??
M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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