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1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. v. Craft et al.

436 U.S. 1 · 98 S. Ct. 1554 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 6

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-39
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1554
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 6

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division et al. v. Craft et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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