1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Rush et al. v. Savchuk
444 U.S. 320 · 100 S. Ct. 571 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 66
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-952
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 320
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 571
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 66
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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