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1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Morris v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

410 U.S. 422 · 93 S. Ct. 1408 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 106

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
71-6698
U.S. Reports
410 U.S. 422
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1408
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 106

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Morris v. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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