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1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3

Schilb et al. v. Kuebel et al.

404 U.S. 357 · 92 S. Ct. 479 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 157

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
70-90
U.S. Reports
404 U.S. 357
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 479
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 157

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schilb et al. v. Kuebel et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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