1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
429 U.S. 569 · 97 S. Ct. 850 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 41
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-1312
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 569
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 850
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 41
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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