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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri et al. v. Danforth, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.

428 U.S. 52 · 96 S. Ct. 2831 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 13

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
74-1151
U.S. Reports
428 U.S. 52
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2831
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 13

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri et al. v. Danforth, Attorney General of Missouri, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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