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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Ryan

402 U.S. 530 · 91 S. Ct. 1580 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 150

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
758
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 530
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1580
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 150

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

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

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