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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Ludwig v. Massachusetts

427 U.S. 618 · 96 S. Ct. 2781 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 1

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-377
U.S. Reports
427 U.S. 618
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2781
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 1

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ludwig v. Massachusetts.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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