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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2

North v. Russell et al.

427 U.S. 328 · 96 S. Ct. 2709 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 76

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-1409
U.S. Reports
427 U.S. 328
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2709
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 76

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in North v. Russell et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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