1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.
400 U.S. 542 · 91 S. Ct. 496 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 140
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 73
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 542
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 496
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 140
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
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