1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Mayer v. City of Chicago
404 U.S. 189 · 92 S. Ct. 410 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 298
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 70-5040
- U.S. Reports
- 404 U.S. 189
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 410
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 298
How the bench divided
MMMMMCC
M 5 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
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