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1972 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.

410 U.S. 179 · 93 S. Ct. 739 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 112

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
70-40
U.S. Reports
410 U.S. 179
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 739
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 112

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Doe et al. v. Bolton, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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