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1973 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Baker et al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.

417 U.S. 467 · 94 S. Ct. 2504 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 72

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
73-804
U.S. Reports
417 U.S. 467
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 2504
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 72

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Baker et al., Trustees in Reorganization v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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