1979 term · Burger Court · 9-0
GTE Sylvania, Inc., et al. v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., et al.
445 U.S. 375 · 100 S. Ct. 1194 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 11
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-1248
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 375
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1194
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 11
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
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