1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2
City of Philadelphia et al. v. New Jersey et al.
437 U.S. 617 · 98 S. Ct. 2531 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 37
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 77-404
- U.S. Reports
- 437 U.S. 617
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2531
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 37
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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