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1971 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison

406 U.S. 250 · 92 S. Ct. 1551 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 59

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71-5172
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 250
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1551
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 59

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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