1971 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Perry et al. v. Sindermann
408 U.S. 593 · 92 S. Ct. 2694 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 20
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-36
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 593
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2694
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 20
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD?
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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