1974 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Meek et al. v. Pittenger, Secretary of Education, et al.
421 U.S. 349 · 95 S. Ct. 1753 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 6
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 73-1765
- U.S. Reports
- 421 U.S. 349
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1753
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 6
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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