1969 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
398 U.S. 275 · 90 S. Ct. 1582 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 33
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 896
- U.S. Reports
- 398 U.S. 275
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1582
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 33
How the bench divided
MMMMMDD?
M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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