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1975 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Fisher et al. v. United States et al.

425 U.S. 391 · 96 S. Ct. 1569 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 98

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-18
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 391
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1569
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 98

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Fisher et al. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensUnknown

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