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1970 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., et al.

402 U.S. 549 · 91 S. Ct. 1692 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 154

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
821
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 549
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1692
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 154

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in United States v. Greater Buffalo Press, Inc., et al.
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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