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1974 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Antoine et ux. v. Washington

420 U.S. 194 · 95 S. Ct. 944 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
73-717
U.S. Reports
420 U.S. 194
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 944
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Antoine et ux. v. Washington.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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