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1971 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Lake Carriers' Assn. et Al v. Macmullan et al.

406 U.S. 498 · 92 S. Ct. 1749 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 115

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-422
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 498
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1749
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 115

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lake Carriers' Assn. et Al v. Macmullan et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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