1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Kusper et al. v. Pontikes
414 U.S. 51 · 94 S. Ct. 303 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 174
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-1631
- U.S. Reports
- 414 U.S. 51
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 303
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 174
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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