1977 term · Burger Court · 6-2
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al. v. Manhart et al.
435 U.S. 702 · 98 S. Ct. 1370 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 23
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1810
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 702
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1370
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 23
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
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