1970 term · Burger Court · 7-2
United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al.
400 U.S. 8 · 91 S. Ct. 18 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 95
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 386
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 8
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 18
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 95
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Jurisdictional dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
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