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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-2

United States et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. et al.

410 U.S. 224 · 93 S. Ct. 810 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 137

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
70-279
U.S. Reports
410 U.S. 224
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 810
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 137

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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