1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
United States v. Foster Lumber Co., Inc.
429 U.S. 32 · 97 S. Ct. 204 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 111
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 74-799
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 32
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 204
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 111
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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