1979 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Stafford, U.S. Attorney, et al. v. Briggs et al.
444 U.S. 527 · 100 S. Ct. 774 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 76
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1546
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 527
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 774
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 76
How the bench divided
MMMMMDD??
M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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