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1971 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.

406 U.S. 109 · 92 S. Ct. 1396 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 150

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
45 ORIG
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 109
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1396
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 150

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Washington et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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