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1974 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Mullaney et al. v. Wilbur

421 U.S. 684 · 95 S. Ct. 1881 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 70

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-13
U.S. Reports
421 U.S. 684
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 1881
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 70

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Mullaney et al. v. Wilbur.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence

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