1971 term · Burger Court · 4-3
Sierra Club v. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
405 U.S. 727 · 92 S. Ct. 1361 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 118
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 70-34
- U.S. Reports
- 405 U.S. 727
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1361
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 118
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD??
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
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