1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Rosado et al. v. Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al.
397 U.S. 397 · 90 S. Ct. 1207 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 53
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 540
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 397
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1207
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 53
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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