1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
White, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. v. Regester et al.
412 U.S. 755 · 93 S. Ct. 2332 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 2
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 72-147
- U.S. Reports
- 412 U.S. 755
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2332
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 2
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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