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1972 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Doe et al. v. McMillan et al.

412 U.S. 306 · 93 S. Ct. 2018 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 64

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Unspecifiable
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
71-6356
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 306
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2018
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 64

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Doe et al. v. McMillan et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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