1970 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
403 U.S. 602 · 91 S. Ct. 2105 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 19
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 89
- U.S. Reports
- 403 U.S. 602
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 2105
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 19
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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