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1974 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Otte, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. United States et al.

419 U.S. 43 · 95 S. Ct. 247 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 155

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-375
U.S. Reports
419 U.S. 43
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 247
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 155

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Otte, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority

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