1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2
O'Brien et al. v. Skinner, Sheriff, et al.
414 U.S. 524 · 94 S. Ct. 740 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 150
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-1058
- U.S. Reports
- 414 U.S. 524
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 740
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 150
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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