1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party et al.
440 U.S. 173 · 99 S. Ct. 983 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 61
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-1248
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 173
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 983
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 61
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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