1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1
New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization et al. v. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey, et al.
411 U.S. 619 · 93 S. Ct. 1700 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 77
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-6258
- U.S. Reports
- 411 U.S. 619
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1700
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 77
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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