1975 term · Burger Court · 8-0
United States v. Powell
423 U.S. 87 · 96 S. Ct. 316 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 99
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 74-884
- U.S. Reports
- 423 U.S. 87
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 316
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 99
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMC
M 7 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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