1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Schlanger v. Seamans, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.
401 U.S. 487 · 91 S. Ct. 995 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 68
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 5481
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 487
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 995
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 68
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
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