1978 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Wilkins v. United States
441 U.S. 468 · 99 S. Ct. 1829 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 96
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 78-5885
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 468
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1829
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 96
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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