1971 term · Burger Court · 4-4
Willis v. Prudential Insurance Company of America
405 U.S. 318 · 92 S. Ct. 1257 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 4-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-5344
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 318
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1257
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
––––––––?
– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | No participation |
| William O. Douglas | No participation |
| William J. Brennan | No participation |
| Potter Stewart | No participation |
| Byron White | No participation |
| Thurgood Marshall | No participation |
| Harry Blackmun | No participation |
| William Rehnquist | No participation |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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