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1973 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet, Administratrix

414 U.S. 573 · 94 S. Ct. 806 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 43

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-1019
U.S. Reports
414 U.S. 573
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 806
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 43

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet, Administratrix.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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