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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3

California et al. v. Larue et al.

409 U.S. 109 · 93 S. Ct. 390 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 128

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
71-36
U.S. Reports
409 U.S. 109
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 390
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 128

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in California et al. v. Larue et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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