1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Dougherty County, Georgia, Board of Education et al. v. White
439 U.S. 32 · 99 S. Ct. 368 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2451
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-120
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 32
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 368
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2451
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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