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1972 term · Burger Court · 6-2

United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.

412 U.S. 669 · 93 S. Ct. 2405 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 20

The record

Term
1972
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
72-535
U.S. Reports
412 U.S. 669
S. Ct. citation
93 S. Ct. 2405
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 20

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 5 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States et al. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (Scrap) et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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