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1974 term · Burger Court · 7-2

United States et al. v. Bisceglia

420 U.S. 141 · 95 S. Ct. 915 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 135

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
73-1245
U.S. Reports
420 U.S. 141
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 915
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 135

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Bisceglia.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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