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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Beer et al. v. United States et al.

425 U.S. 130 · 96 S. Ct. 1357 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
73-1869
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 130
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1357
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Beer et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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