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1974 term · Burger Court · 6-3

North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.

419 U.S. 601 · 95 S. Ct. 719 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 24

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
73-1121
U.S. Reports
419 U.S. 601
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 719
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 24

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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