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1972 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Johnson et al. v. New York State Education Department et al.

409 U.S. 75 · 93 S. Ct. 259 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 10

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-5685
U.S. Reports
409 U.S. 75
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 259
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 10

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Johnson et al. v. New York State Education Department et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence

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