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1974 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Traigle, Collector of Revenue of Louisiana

421 U.S. 100 · 95 S. Ct. 1538 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 130

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-1595
U.S. Reports
421 U.S. 100
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 1538
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 130

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Traigle, Collector of Revenue of Louisiana.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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