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1979 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper et al.

447 U.S. 752 · 100 S. Ct. 2455 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 137

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-701
U.S. Reports
447 U.S. 752
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2455
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 137

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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