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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

McGee v. United States

402 U.S. 479 · 91 S. Ct. 1565 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 45

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
362
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 479
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1565
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 45

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in McGee v. United States.
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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