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1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Kahn v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.

416 U.S. 351 · 94 S. Ct. 1734 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 129

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-78
U.S. Reports
416 U.S. 351
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1734
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 129

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kahn v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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