1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Cleveland Board of Education et al. v. Lafleur et al.
414 U.S. 632 · 94 S. Ct. 791 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 44
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
- 72-777
- U.S. Reports
- 414 U.S. 632
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 791
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 44
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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