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1973 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Dennett v. Hogan, Warden

414 U.S. 12 · 94 S. Ct. 18 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 166

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
72-6449
U.S. Reports
414 U.S. 12
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 18
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 166

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dennett v. Hogan, Warden.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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