1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Whalen v. United States
445 U.S. 684 · 100 S. Ct. 1432 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 15
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-5471
- U.S. Reports
- 445 U.S. 684
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1432
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 15
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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