1974 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Brown v. Illinois
422 U.S. 590 · 95 S. Ct. 2254 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 73-6650
- U.S. Reports
- 422 U.S. 590
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 2254
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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