1976 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States
429 U.S. 17 · 97 S. Ct. 31 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 167
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 72-1251
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 17
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 31
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 167
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Unknown |
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