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1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Steffel v. Thompson et al.

415 U.S. 452 · 94 S. Ct. 1209 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 112

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
72-5581
U.S. Reports
415 U.S. 452
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1209
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 112

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Steffel v. Thompson et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence

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