1978 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo
439 U.S. 572 · 99 S. Ct. 802 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 56
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-533
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 572
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 802
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 56
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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