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Utah v. United States

394 U.S. 89 · Decided March 3, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Utah v. United States was decided on March 3, 1969 unanimously (8–0). 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
394 U.S. 89 · 89 S. Ct. 761 · 22 L. Ed. 2d 99 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2374
Docket number
31 ORIG
Decided
March 3, 1969
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Issue area
Federalism
Decision direction (SCDB)
Unspecifiable what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Abe FortasMajority

Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.

Full case caption

Utah v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1968-048, docket 1968-048-01.

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