1974 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Eastland et al. v. United States Servicemen'S Fund et al.
421 U.S. 491 · 95 S. Ct. 1813 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 65
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 73-1923
- U.S. Reports
- 421 U.S. 491
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1813
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 65
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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