1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0
United States v. John et al.
437 U.S. 634 · 98 S. Ct. 2541 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 124
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-836
- U.S. Reports
- 437 U.S. 634
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2541
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 124
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| 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 | Majority |
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