1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Orr v. Orr
440 U.S. 268 · 99 S. Ct. 1102 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 65
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1119
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 268
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1102
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 65
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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