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1974 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Johnson et al. v. Mississippi et al.

421 U.S. 213 · 95 S. Ct. 1591 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 59

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-1531
U.S. Reports
421 U.S. 213
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 1591
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 59

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Johnson et al. v. Mississippi et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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