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1973 term · Burger Court · 7-0

Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co. et al.

415 U.S. 345 · 94 S. Ct. 1151 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 30

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-1162
U.S. Reports
415 U.S. 345
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1151
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 30

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co. et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunUnknown
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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