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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Perez v. United States

402 U.S. 146 · 91 S. Ct. 1357 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 130

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
600
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 146
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1357
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 130

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perez v. United States.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartDissent

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