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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Moore et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.

402 U.S. 47 · 91 S. Ct. 1292 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 56

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
444
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 47
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1292
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 56

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Moore et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority

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