1972 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Sugarman, Administrator, New York City Human Resources Administration, et al. v. Dougall et al.
413 U.S. 634 · 93 S. Ct. 2842 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 147
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-1222
- U.S. Reports
- 413 U.S. 634
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2842
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 147
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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