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1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe et al.

414 U.S. 44 · 94 S. Ct. 330 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 173

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-481
U.S. Reports
414 U.S. 44
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 330
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 173

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence

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