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1971 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al.

406 U.S. 320 · 92 S. Ct. 1562 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 106

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71-300
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 320
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1562
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 106

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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