1971 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Byrum, Executrix
408 U.S. 125 · 92 S. Ct. 2382 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 168
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-308
- U.S. Reports
- 408 U.S. 125
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 2382
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 168
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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