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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5 et al.

401 U.S. 527 · 91 S. Ct. 1003 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 115

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
812
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 527
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1003
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 115

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5 et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence

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