
1974 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Gulf Oil Corp. et al. v. Copp Paving Co., Inc., et al.
419 U.S. 186 · 95 S. Ct. 392 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 47
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 73-1012
- U.S. Reports
- 419 U.S. 186
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 392
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 47
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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