1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Mitchell et al. v. Donovan, Secretary of State of Minnesota, et al.
398 U.S. 427 · 90 S. Ct. 1763 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 26
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 726
- U.S. Reports
- 398 U.S. 427
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1763
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 26
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCD?
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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