1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Santa Clara Pueblo et al. v. Martinez et al.
436 U.S. 49 · 98 S. Ct. 1670 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 8
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-682
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 49
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1670
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 8
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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