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1973 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Bonelli Cattle Co. et al. v. Arizona et al.

414 U.S. 313 · 94 S. Ct. 517 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 12

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
72-397
U.S. Reports
414 U.S. 313
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 517
LEXIS citation
1973 U.S. LEXIS 12

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Bonelli Cattle Co. et al. v. Arizona et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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