1977 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Vitek, Director, Department of Correctional Services, et al. v. Jones et al.
436 U.S. 407 · 98 S. Ct. 2276 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 94
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 77-888
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 407
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2276
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 94
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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