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1972 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al.

411 U.S. 564 · 93 S. Ct. 1689 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 74

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-653
U.S. Reports
411 U.S. 564
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1689
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 74

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence

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