1973 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.
416 U.S. 600 · 94 S. Ct. 1895 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 137
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 72-6160
- U.S. Reports
- 416 U.S. 600
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1895
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 137
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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