1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Whitcomb, Governor of Indiana v. Chavis et al.
403 U.S. 124 · 91 S. Ct. 1858 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 125
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 92
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 124
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1858
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 125
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Byron White | Judgment of the Court |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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