1972 term · Burger Court · 9-0
White, Secretary of State of Texas v. Weiser et al.
412 U.S. 783 · 93 S. Ct. 2348 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 3
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 71-1623
- U.S. Reports
- 412 U.S. 783
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2348
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 3
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
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