1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2
United States et al. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. et al.
426 U.S. 500 · 96 S. Ct. 2318 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 157
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 75-420
- U.S. Reports
- 426 U.S. 500
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2318
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 157
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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