1975 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Colorado River Water Conservation District et al. v. United States
424 U.S. 800 · 96 S. Ct. 1236 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 22
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 74-940
- U.S. Reports
- 424 U.S. 800
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1236
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 22
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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