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Utah v. United States

403 U.S. 9 · Decided June 7, 1971 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Utah v. United States was decided on June 7, 1971 unanimously (8–0). SCDB codes the disposition as “stay, petition, or motion granted.” Justice William O. Douglas wrote the 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
403 U.S. 9 · 91 S. Ct. 1775 · 29 L. Ed. 2d 279 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 31
Docket number
31 ORIG
Decided
June 7, 1971
Argued
April 26, 1971
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
William O. Douglas
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Issue area
Federalism
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajority

Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.

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Utah v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1970-120, docket 1970-120-01.

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