1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., et al.
441 U.S. 1 · 99 S. Ct. 1551 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 84
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1578
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1551
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 84
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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