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1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0

East Carroll Parish School Board et al. v. Marshall

424 U.S. 636 · 96 S. Ct. 1083 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 19

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-861
U.S. Reports
424 U.S. 636
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1083
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 19

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in East Carroll Parish School Board et al. v. Marshall.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence

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