1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Quern, Director, Department of Public Aid of Illinois v. Jordan
440 U.S. 332 · 99 S. Ct. 1139 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 67
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-841
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 332
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1139
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 67
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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