1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States et al.
409 U.S. 151 · 93 S. Ct. 408 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 159
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-366
- U.S. Reports
- 409 U.S. 151
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 408
- LEXIS citation
- 1972 U.S. LEXIS 159
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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