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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Perez et ux. v. Campbell, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al.

402 U.S. 637 · 91 S. Ct. 1704 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 127

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
5175
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 637
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1704
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 127

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perez et ux. v. Campbell, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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