Wheeler et al. v. Montgomery, Director, Department of Social Welfare of California, et al.
Decided March 23, 1970. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 14 · 397 U.S. 280 (1970)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Marshall Harlan
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a dissenting opinion
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