1972 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Roe et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
410 U.S. 113 · 93 S. Ct. 705 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 159
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 70-18
- U.S. Reports
- 410 U.S. 113
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 705
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 159
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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