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1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Oregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.

429 U.S. 363 · 97 S. Ct. 582 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 8

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
75-567
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 363
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 582
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 8

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Oregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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