
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
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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