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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Jones, Director, Department of Weights and Measures, Riverside County v. Rath Packing Co. et al.

430 U.S. 519 · 97 S. Ct. 1305 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 68

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-1053
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 519
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1305
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 68

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jones, Director, Department of Weights and Measures, Riverside County v. Rath Packing Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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