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1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Nevada et al. v. Hall et al.

440 U.S. 410 · 99 S. Ct. 1182 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 69

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-1337
U.S. Reports
440 U.S. 410
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1182
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 69

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Nevada et al. v. Hall et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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