1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Wisconsin v. Yoder et al.
406 U.S. 205 · 92 S. Ct. 1526 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 144
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-110
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 205
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1526
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 144
How the bench divided
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M 3 majorityC 4 concurring? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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