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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba et al.

425 U.S. 682 · 96 S. Ct. 1854 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 100

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
73-1288
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 682
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1854
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 100

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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