1970 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp. et al.
400 U.S. 494 · 91 S. Ct. 514 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 113
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 47
- U.S. Reports
- 400 U.S. 494
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 514
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 113
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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