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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Scott et al. v. United States

436 U.S. 128 · 98 S. Ct. 1717 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 89

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-6767
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 128
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1717
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 89

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Scott et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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