1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Morris et al. v. Schoonfield, Warden, et al.
399 U.S. 508 · 90 S. Ct. 2232 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 10
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 782
- U.S. Reports
- 399 U.S. 508
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 2232
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 10
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCC?
M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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