1978 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Burks et al. v. Lasker et al.
441 U.S. 471 · 99 S. Ct. 1831 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 97
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1724
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 471
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1831
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 97
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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