1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Monell et al. v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York et al.
436 U.S. 658 · 98 S. Ct. 2018 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 100
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-1914
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 658
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2018
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 100
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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