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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1

In re Primus

436 U.S. 412 · 98 S. Ct. 1893 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 28

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
77-56
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 412
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1893
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 28

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in In re Primus.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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