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1975 term · Burger Court · 8-0

City of New Orleans et al. v. Dukes, dba Louisiana Concessions

427 U.S. 297 · 96 S. Ct. 2513 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 75

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
74-775
U.S. Reports
427 U.S. 297
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2513
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 75

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in City of New Orleans et al. v. Dukes, dba Louisiana Concessions.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensUnknown

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