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1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3

New York Telephone Co. et al. v. New York State Department of Labor et al.

440 U.S. 519 · 99 S. Ct. 1328 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 76

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-961
U.S. Reports
440 U.S. 519
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1328
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 76

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in New York Telephone Co. et al. v. New York State Department of Labor et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensJudgment of the Court
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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