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1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee to End the War in Vietnam et al.

399 U.S. 383 · 90 S. Ct. 2013 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 87

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
7
U.S. Reports
399 U.S. 383
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 2013
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 87

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Gunn, Sheriff, et al. v. University Committee to End the War in Vietnam et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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