Love v. Pullman Co.
Decided January 17, 1972. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 70-5033 · 404 U.S. 522 (1972) · Cited 798 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–0.
Majority · 7
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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- Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
- Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown · 466 U.S. 147 (1984)
- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. Tomanio · 446 U.S. 478 (1980)
- Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Novotny · 442 U.S. 366 (1979)
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
- International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
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