1971 term · Burger Court · 6-1
Swarb et al. v. Lennox et al.
405 U.S. 191 · 92 S. Ct. 767 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 87
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-6
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 191
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 767
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 87
How the bench divided
MMMMMCD??
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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