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1973 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Calero-Toledo et al. v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.

416 U.S. 663 · 94 S. Ct. 2080 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 140

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
73-157
U.S. Reports
416 U.S. 663
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 2080
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 140

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Calero-Toledo et al. v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Potter StewartDissent

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