1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Yee Chien Woo
402 U.S. 49 · 91 S. Ct. 1312 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 49
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 156
- U.S. Reports
- 402 U.S. 49
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1312
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 49
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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