1973 term · Burger Court · 8-1
American Party of Texas et al. v. White, Secretary of State of Texas
415 U.S. 767 · 94 S. Ct. 1296 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 119
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 72-887
- U.S. Reports
- 415 U.S. 767
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1296
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 119
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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