1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Swisher, State'S Attorney for Baltimore City, et al. v. Brady et al.
438 U.S. 204 · 98 S. Ct. 2699 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 4
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-653
- U.S. Reports
- 438 U.S. 204
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2699
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 4
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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