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1969 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Tooahnippah (Goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.

397 U.S. 598 · 90 S. Ct. 1316 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 109

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
300
U.S. Reports
397 U.S. 598
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 1316
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 109

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tooahnippah (Goombi), Administratrix, et al. v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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