1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters et al.
438 U.S. 567 · 98 S. Ct. 2943 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 41
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
- 77-369
- U.S. Reports
- 438 U.S. 567
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2943
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 41
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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