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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Groppi v. Wisconsin

400 U.S. 505 · 91 S. Ct. 490 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 88

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
26
U.S. Reports
400 U.S. 505
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 490
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 88

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Groppi v. Wisconsin.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent

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