1972 term · Burger Court · 5-4
United States Department of Agriculture et al. v. Murry et al.
413 U.S. 508 · 93 S. Ct. 2832 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 32
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 72-848
- U.S. Reports
- 413 U.S. 508
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2832
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 32
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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