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1970 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.

402 U.S. 558 · 91 S. Ct. 1697 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 37

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
557
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 558
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1697
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 37

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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