1970 term · Burger Court · 4-2
Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.
400 U.S. 48 · 91 S. Ct. 196 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 88
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 4-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 25
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 48
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 196
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 88
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityD 2 dissenting? 3 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Unknown |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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