Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1970

United States v. District Court in and for the County of Eagle et al.

Decided March 24, 1971. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87 · 401 U.S. 520 (1971)

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

Majority · 8

William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
Byron Raymond White
Harry Andrew Blackmun
Hugo Lafayette Black
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Warren Earl Burger
William Joseph Brennan Jr.

Concurring · 1

John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion

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