1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Forsham et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
445 U.S. 169 · 100 S. Ct. 977 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 27
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1118
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 169
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 977
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 27
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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