1972 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
411 U.S. 747 · 93 S. Ct. 1870 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 128
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 71-1178
- U.S. Reports
- 411 U.S. 747
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 1870
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 128
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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