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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-3

United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan

401 U.S. 576 · 91 S. Ct. 1076 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 131

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
434
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 576
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1076
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 131

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Potter StewartUnknown

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