1971 term · Burger Court · 8-0
United States v. Mississippi Chemical Corp. et al.
405 U.S. 298 · 92 S. Ct. 908 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 125
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 70-52
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 298
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 908
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 125
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Unknown |
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