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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp.

411 U.S. 655 · 93 S. Ct. 1804 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 140

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
72-624
U.S. Reports
411 U.S. 655
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 1804
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 140

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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