1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Lau et al. v. Nichols et al.
414 U.S. 563 · 94 S. Ct. 786 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 151
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-6520
- U.S. Reports
- 414 U.S. 563
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 786
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 151
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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