
1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Fullilove et al. v. Klutznick, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
448 U.S. 448 · 100 S. Ct. 2758 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 8
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1007
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 448
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2758
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 8
How the bench divided
MMCCCCDDD
M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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