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1969 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Goldstein, aka Pietraru, et al. v. Cox et al.

396 U.S. 471 · 90 S. Ct. 671 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3691

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
66
U.S. Reports
396 U.S. 471
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 671
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 3691

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Goldstein, aka Pietraru, et al. v. Cox et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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