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1975 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Andresen v. Maryland

427 U.S. 463 · 96 S. Ct. 2737 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 78

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-1646
U.S. Reports
427 U.S. 463
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2737
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 78

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Andresen v. Maryland.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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