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7. 5-4 SCOTUS decision. Four of five justices in the majority were nominated by Republicans.

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For the majority

Blackmun, appointed by Nixon
Burger, appointed by Nixon
Rehnquist, appointed by Reagan
Stewart, appointed by Eisenhower
White, appointed by Kennedy ("He was seen as a disappointment by some Kennedy supporters who wished he would have joined the more liberal wing of the court in its opinions on Miranda v. Arizona and Roe v. Wade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_White)

In the minority were all three liberal Justices and Powell, appointed by Nixon.

It's a balance of power issue. The legislature set the deadline. A court needed some impermissible action, like discrimination, to overturn it.

to JustinL, Reply 16 for correcting me. (I had posted that Powell was in the majority and omitted White from the majority.)