1969 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Evans et al. v. Abney et al.
396 U.S. 435 · 90 S. Ct. 628 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3133
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 60
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 435
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 628
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3133
How the bench divided
MMMMMDD?
M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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