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1974 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Cassius v. Arizona

420 U.S. 514 · 95 S. Ct. 1345 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 707

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
74-5140
U.S. Reports
420 U.S. 514
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 1345
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 707

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Cassius v. Arizona.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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