1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. v. Nemitz et al.
404 U.S. 37 · 92 S. Ct. 185 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 122
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-97
- U.S. Reports
- 404 U.S. 37
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 185
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 122
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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