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1972 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al.

410 U.S. 614 · 93 S. Ct. 1146 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 99

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71-6078
U.S. Reports
410 U.S. 614
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1146
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 99

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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