1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri et al.
410 U.S. 667 · 93 S. Ct. 1197 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 93
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-794
- U.S. Reports
- 410 U.S. 667
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1197
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 93
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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