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1974 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Allenberg Cotton Co., Inc. v. Pittman

419 U.S. 20 · 95 S. Ct. 260 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 11

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
73-628
U.S. Reports
419 U.S. 20
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 260
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 11

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Allenberg Cotton Co., Inc. v. Pittman.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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