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1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Fuller v. Oregon

417 U.S. 40 · 94 S. Ct. 2116 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 55

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-5280
U.S. Reports
417 U.S. 40
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 2116
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 55

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Fuller v. Oregon.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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