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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. Hargrave et al.

401 U.S. 476 · 91 S. Ct. 856 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 70

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
573
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 476
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 856
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 70

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Askew, Governor of Florida, et al. v. Hargrave et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence

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