1970 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc., et al. v. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
401 U.S. 402 · 91 S. Ct. 814 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 96
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 1066
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 402
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 814
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 96
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Unknown |
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