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1969 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.

398 U.S. 73 · 90 S. Ct. 1722 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 41

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
1211
U.S. Reports
398 U.S. 73
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 1722
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 41

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Daniel, Director, Cook County Department of Public Aid, et al. v. Goliday et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent

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