1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Cartwright, Executor
411 U.S. 546 · 93 S. Ct. 1713 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 155
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-1665
- U.S. Reports
- 411 U.S. 546
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1713
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 155
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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