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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. et al.

400 U.S. 41 · 91 S. Ct. 156 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 4

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
541
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 41
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 156
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 4

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority

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