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1974 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Ellis et al. v. Dyson et al.

421 U.S. 426 · 95 S. Ct. 1691 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 123

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
73-130
U.S. Reports
421 U.S. 426
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 1691
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 123

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ellis et al. v. Dyson et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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