1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District et al.
439 U.S. 410 · 99 S. Ct. 693 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 209
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1051
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 410
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 693
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 209
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
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