
1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Carlson, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. v. Green, Administratrix
446 U.S. 14 · 100 S. Ct. 1468 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 120
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1261
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 14
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1468
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 120
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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