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1970 term · Burger Court · 4-3

United States v. Armour & Co. et al.

402 U.S. 673 · 91 S. Ct. 1752 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 149

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
759
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 673
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1752
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 149

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Armour & Co. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Hugo BlackUnknown
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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