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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Ely v. Klahr et al.

403 U.S. 108 · 91 S. Ct. 1803 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
548
U.S. Reports
403 U.S. 108
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1803
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Ely v. Klahr et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence

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