1970 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Gordon et al. v. Lance et al.
403 U.S. 1 · 91 S. Ct. 1889 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 30
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 96
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1889
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 30
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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