1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Tate v. Short
401 U.S. 395 · 91 S. Ct. 668 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 74
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 324
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 395
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 668
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 74
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
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