1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.
407 U.S. 67 · 92 S. Ct. 1983 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 42
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 70-5039
- U.S. Reports
- 407 U.S. 67
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1983
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 42
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD??
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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