1971 term · Burger Court · 7-0
Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. et al.
406 U.S. 621 · 92 S. Ct. 1827 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 117
The record
- Term
- 1971
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 71-1016
- U.S. Reports
- 406 U.S. 621
- S. Ct. citation
- 92 S. Ct. 1827
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 117
How the bench divided
MMMMMMM??
M 7 majority? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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