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1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.

397 U.S. 159 · 90 S. Ct. 832 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 90

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
249
U.S. Reports
397 U.S. 159
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 832
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 90

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Barlow et al. v. Collins, Executive Director, Alabama Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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