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1972 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Keyes et al. v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado, et al.

413 U.S. 189 · 93 S. Ct. 2686 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 43

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-507
U.S. Reports
413 U.S. 189
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2686
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 43

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Keyes et al. v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado, et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Byron WhiteUnknown

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