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1975 term · Burger Court · 7-1

United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.

425 U.S. 164 · 96 S. Ct. 1319 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 113

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
74-869
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 164
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1319
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 113

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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