1979 term · Burger Court · 7-1
O'Bannon, Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Town Court Nursing Center et al.
447 U.S. 773 · 100 S. Ct. 2467 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 17
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-1318
- U.S. Reports
- 447 U.S. 773
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2467
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 17
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCD?
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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