1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Spomer, State'S Attorney of Alexander County, Illinois v. Littleton et al.
414 U.S. 514 · 94 S. Ct. 685 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 149
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 72-955
- U.S. Reports
- 414 U.S. 514
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 685
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 149
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMM
M 9 majority
| 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 | Majority |
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