1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Oregon v. Mitchell, Attorney General
400 U.S. 112 · 91 S. Ct. 260 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 43 ORIG
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 112
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 260
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 1
How the bench divided
MCCCCDDDD
M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Judgment of the Court |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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