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LINDA R. S. v. RICHARD D. et al. (1973)

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LINDA R. S. v. RICHARD D. et al.
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1972
Decided: March 5, 1973
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Byron White

LINDA R. S. v. RICHARD D. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1973. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1972.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
  • Petitioner: Mother
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Father
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 410 U.S. 614
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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