1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Lampton et al. v. Bonin et al.
397 U.S. 663 · 90 S. Ct. 1408 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1987
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 1112 M
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 663
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1408
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1987
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
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