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1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States et al. v. Lasalle National Bank et al.

437 U.S. 298 · 98 S. Ct. 2357 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 112

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
77-365
U.S. Reports
437 U.S. 298
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2357
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 112

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Lasalle National Bank et al.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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