1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. (Tama), et al. v. Lewis
444 U.S. 11 · 100 S. Ct. 242 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 150
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 77-1645
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 11
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 242
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 150
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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