1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty et al. v. Nyquist, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al.
413 U.S. 756 · 93 S. Ct. 2955 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 72-694
- U.S. Reports
- 413 U.S. 756
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2955
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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