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1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Anders, Solicitor of Richland County v. Floyd

440 U.S. 445 · 99 S. Ct. 1200 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 71

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
77-1255
U.S. Reports
440 U.S. 445
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1200
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 71

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Anders, Solicitor of Richland County v. Floyd.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent

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