1974 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Wiesenfeld
420 U.S. 636 · 95 S. Ct. 1225 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 48
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 73-1892
- U.S. Reports
- 420 U.S. 636
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1225
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 48
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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