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1975 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Arizona v. New Mexico

425 U.S. 794 · 96 S. Ct. 1845 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 117

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
70 ORIG
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 794
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1845
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 117

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Arizona v. New Mexico.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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