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1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States v. United States Coin & Currency

401 U.S. 715 · 91 S. Ct. 1041 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 152

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
5
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 715
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1041
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 152

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. United States Coin & Currency.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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