1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War et al.
418 U.S. 208 · 94 S. Ct. 2925 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 17
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-1188
- U.S. Reports
- 418 U.S. 208
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 2925
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 17
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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