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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Florida et al.

430 U.S. 140 · 97 S. Ct. 1166 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 50

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
54 ORIG
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 140
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1166
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 50

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in United States v. Florida et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority

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