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1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Zahn et al. v. International Paper Co.

414 U.S. 291 · 94 S. Ct. 505 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 185

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-888
U.S. Reports
414 U.S. 291
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 505
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 185

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Zahn et al. v. International Paper Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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