1979 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Maher, Commissioner of Income Maintenance of Connecticut v. Gagne
448 U.S. 122 · 100 S. Ct. 2570 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 143
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
- 78-1888
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 122
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2570
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 143
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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