1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Ambach, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al. v. Norwick et al.
441 U.S. 68 · 99 S. Ct. 1589 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 85
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-808
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 68
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1589
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 85
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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