1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1
New Motor Vehicle Board of California et al. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. et al.
439 U.S. 96 · 99 S. Ct. 403 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 142
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 77-837
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 96
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 403
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 142
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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