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1971 term · Burger Court · 5-3

S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States

406 U.S. 1 · 92 S. Ct. 1411 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 110

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
70-88
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1411
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 110

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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