Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania et al. v. Institutionalized Juveniles et al.
Decided June 20, 1979. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 77-1715 · 442 U.S. 640 (1979)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
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