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1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Goldberg v. United States

425 U.S. 94 · 96 S. Ct. 1338 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 32

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-6293
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 94
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1338
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 32

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Goldberg v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence

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