1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
United States v. Vuitch
402 U.S. 62 · 91 S. Ct. 1294 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 50
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 84
- U.S. Reports
- 402 U.S. 62
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 1294
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 50
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Jurisdictional dissent |
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