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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Vlandis v. Kline et al.

412 U.S. 441 · 93 S. Ct. 2230 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 55

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-493
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 441
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2230
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 55

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Vlandis v. Kline et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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