1974 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Van Lare, Acting Commissioner, Department of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Hurley et al.
421 U.S. 338 · 95 S. Ct. 1741 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 62
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 74-453
- U.S. Reports
- 421 U.S. 338
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1741
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 62
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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