1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Hagans et al. v. Lavine, Commissioner, New York Department of Social Services, et al.
415 U.S. 528 · 94 S. Ct. 1372 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 33
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-6476
- U.S. Reports
- 415 U.S. 528
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1372
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 33
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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