1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Dandridge, Chairman, Maryland Board of Public Welfare, et al. v. Williams et al.
397 U.S. 471 · 90 S. Ct. 1153 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 84
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 131
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 471
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1153
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 84
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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