1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Belcher
404 U.S. 78 · 92 S. Ct. 254 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 99
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 70-53
- U.S. Reports
- 404 U.S. 78
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 254
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 99
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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