1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.
446 U.S. 359 · 100 S. Ct. 1723 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 97
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1557
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 359
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1723
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 97
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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