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1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0

Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson

404 U.S. 97 · 92 S. Ct. 349 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 95

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
70-11
U.S. Reports
404 U.S. 97
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 349
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 95

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence

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