1972 term · Burger Court · 6-2
United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.
412 U.S. 401 · 93 S. Ct. 2169 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 14
The record
- Term
- 1972
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 72-90
- U.S. Reports
- 412 U.S. 401
- S. Ct. citation
- 93 S. Ct. 2169
- LEXIS citation
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 14
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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