1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Carleson, Director, Department of Social Welfare, et al. v. Remillard et al.
406 U.S. 598 · 92 S. Ct. 1932 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 141
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-250
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 598
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1932
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 141
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
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