1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. et al.
437 U.S. 655 · 98 S. Ct. 2552 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 10
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 77-693
- U.S. Reports
- 437 U.S. 655
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2552
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 10
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Judgment of the Court |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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