1969 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Northcross et al. v. Board of Education of the Memphis, Tennessee, City Schools et al.
397 U.S. 232 · 90 S. Ct. 891 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 62
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 1136
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 232
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 891
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 62
How the bench divided
MMMMMMC?
M 6 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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