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1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al.

441 U.S. 281 · 99 S. Ct. 1705 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 34

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
77-922
U.S. Reports
441 U.S. 281
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1705
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 34

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Chrysler Corp. v. Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence

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