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1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0

California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.

404 U.S. 508 · 92 S. Ct. 609 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 157

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
70-92
U.S. Reports
404 U.S. 508
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 609
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 157

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in California Motor Transport Co. et al. v. Trucking Unlimited et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellUnknown
William RehnquistUnknown

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