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1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.

439 U.S. 259 · 99 S. Ct. 518 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 145

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-1115
U.S. Reports
439 U.S. 259
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 518
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 145

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellJudgment of the Court
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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