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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians

402 U.S. 159 · 91 S. Ct. 1336 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 47

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
515
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 159
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1336
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 47

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Southern Ute Tribe or Band of Indians.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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