1973 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Alexander, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. 'Americans United' Inc.
416 U.S. 752 · 94 S. Ct. 2053 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 142
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 72-1371
- U.S. Reports
- 416 U.S. 752
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 2053
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 142
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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