1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Davis et al. v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County et al.
402 U.S. 33 · 91 S. Ct. 1289 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 53
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 436
- U.S. Reports
- 402 U.S. 33
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1289
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 53
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
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