1971 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Loper v. Beto, Corrections Director, et al.
405 U.S. 473 · 92 S. Ct. 1014 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 73
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 70-5388
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 473
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1014
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 73
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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