1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Burch et al. v. Louisiana
441 U.S. 130 · 99 S. Ct. 1623 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 87
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 78-90
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 130
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1623
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 87
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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