1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty et al. v. Regan, Comptroller of New York, et al.
444 U.S. 646 · 100 S. Ct. 840 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1369
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 646
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 840
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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