1971 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. et al.
406 U.S. 164 · 92 S. Ct. 1400 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 65
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 70-5112
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 164
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1400
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 65
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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