Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1971 · decided Mar 22, 1972

Eisenstadt, Sheriff v. Baird

In plain language

  • Eisenstadt v. Baird, OT 1971, March 22, 1972.
  • Citation: 405 U.S. 438.
  • Vote: 6 to 1.
  • Issue area: Privacy.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1972-03-22 (October Term 1971). Citation: 405 U.S. 438. Vote: 6–1. Issue area: Privacy. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.