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1972 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al.

412 U.S. 580 · 93 S. Ct. 2389 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 125

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
71-1459
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 580
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2389
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 125

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence

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