1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16 et al.
396 U.S. 460 · 90 S. Ct. 661 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3134
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 65
- U.S. Reports
- 396 U.S. 460
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 661
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3134
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCC
M 4 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
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