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1974 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.

422 U.S. 405 · 95 S. Ct. 2362 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 111

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-389
U.S. Reports
422 U.S. 405
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 2362
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 111

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Albemarle Paper Co. et al. v. Moody et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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