1971 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Laird, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Nelms et al.
406 U.S. 797 · 92 S. Ct. 1899 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 123
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-573
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 797
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1899
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 123
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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