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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-2

Pennsylvania v. New Jersey

426 U.S. 660 · 96 S. Ct. 2333 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 68

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
68 ORIG
U.S. Reports
426 U.S. 660
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2333
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 68

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania v. New Jersey.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown
John Paul StevensUnknown

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