1970 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Lines v. Frederick et al.
400 U.S. 18 · 91 S. Ct. 113 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 97
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 412
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 18
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 113
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 97
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Jurisdictional dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
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