1978 term · Burger Court · 7-2
New Jersey v. Portash
440 U.S. 450 · 99 S. Ct. 1292 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 73
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-1489
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 450
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1292
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 73
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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