1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters
436 U.S. 180 · 98 S. Ct. 1745 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 25
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-750
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 180
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1745
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 25
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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