1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0
United States v. Key, Trustee in Bankruptcy
397 U.S. 322 · 90 S. Ct. 1049 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 102
The record
- Term
- 1969
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 402
- U.S. Reports
- 397 U.S. 322
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1049
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 102
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMC
M 7 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
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