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United States v. Florida

430 U.S. 140 · Decided February 23, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

United States v. Florida was decided on February 23, 1977 unanimously (9–0). SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal-state ownership dispute” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
430 U.S. 140 · 97 S. Ct. 1166 · 51 L. Ed. 2d 228 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 50
Docket number
54 ORIG
Decided
February 23, 1977
Argued
January 17, 1977
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Issue area
Federalism
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallMajority
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajority
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.Majority
Justice William H. RehnquistMajority
Justice John Paul StevensMajority

Full case caption

United States v. Florida et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1976-058, docket 1976-058-01.

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