1972 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Lemon et al. v. Kurtzman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, et al.
411 U.S. 192 · 93 S. Ct. 1463 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 85
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-1470
- U.S. Reports
- 411 U.S. 192
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1463
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 85
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD?
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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