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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Usery, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. et al.

428 U.S. 1 · 96 S. Ct. 2882 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 10

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-1302
U.S. Reports
428 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2882
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 10

How the bench divided

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

How each justice voted in Usery, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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