1974 term · Burger Court · 6-2
United States v. Alaska
422 U.S. 184 · 95 S. Ct. 2240 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 125
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 73-1888
- U.S. Reports
- 422 U.S. 184
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 2240
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 125
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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