1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al.
397 U.S. 254 · 90 S. Ct. 1011 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 80
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 62
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 254
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1011
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 80
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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