1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Slodov v. United States
436 U.S. 238 · 98 S. Ct. 1778 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 91
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1835
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 238
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1778
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 91
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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