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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Palmer v. City of Euclid, Ohio

402 U.S. 544 · 91 S. Ct. 1563 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 42

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
143
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 544
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1563
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 42

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Palmer v. City of Euclid, Ohio.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence

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