1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., et al.
437 U.S. 411 · 98 S. Ct. 2423 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 116
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Unions
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1121
- U.S. Reports
- 437 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2423
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 116
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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