1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Maryland and Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God et al. v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc., et al.
396 U.S. 367 · 90 S. Ct. 499 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3151
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 414
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 367
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 499
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3151
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
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