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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. et al.

401 U.S. 493 · 91 S. Ct. 1005 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 109

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
41 ORIG
U.S. Reports
401 U.S. 493
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1005
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 109

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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