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1972 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Indiana Employment Security Division et al. v. Burney

409 U.S. 540 · 93 S. Ct. 883 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 117

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-1119
U.S. Reports
409 U.S. 540
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 883
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 117

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Indiana Employment Security Division et al. v. Burney.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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