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Utah v. United States

406 U.S. 484 · Decided May 22, 1972 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Utah v. United States was decided on May 22, 1972 unanimously (9–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal-state ownership dispute” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
406 U.S. 484 · 92 S. Ct. 1691 · 32 L. Ed. 2d 246 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 1709
Docket number
31 ORIG
Decided
May 22, 1972
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received 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)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
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

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Utah v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1971-116, docket 1971-116-01.

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