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1971 term · Burger Court · 8-1

The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.

407 U.S. 1 · 92 S. Ct. 1907 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 114

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
71-322
U.S. Reports
407 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1907
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 114

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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