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1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Jorn

400 U.S. 470 · 91 S. Ct. 547 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 146

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
19
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 470
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 547
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 146

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Jorn.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
John M. Harlan IIJudgment of the Court
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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