1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1
United States v. Cotton et al.
397 U.S. 45 · 90 S. Ct. 816 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 2944
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 1022
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 45
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 816
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 2944
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Jurisdictional dissent |
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