1972 term · Burger Court · 5-4
San Antonio Independent School District et al. v. Rodriguez et al.
411 U.S. 1 · 93 S. Ct. 1278 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 91
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-1332
- U.S. Reports
- 411 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1278
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 91
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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