1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Levitt, Comptroller of New York, et al. v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al.
413 U.S. 472 · 93 S. Ct. 2814 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 29
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 72-269
- U.S. Reports
- 413 U.S. 472
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2814
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 29
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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