1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
O'Brien et al. v. Brown et al.
409 U.S. 1 · 92 S. Ct. 2718 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 18
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Stay/petition/motion granted
- Docket
- 72-34
- U.S. Reports
- 409 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2718
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 18
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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