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1971 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Flood v. Kuhn et al.

407 U.S. 258 · 92 S. Ct. 2099 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 138

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71-32
U.S. Reports
407 U.S. 258
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 2099
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 138

How the bench divided

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

How each justice voted in Flood v. Kuhn et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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