1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2
United States v. Consumer Life Insurance Co.
430 U.S. 725 · 97 S. Ct. 1440 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 76
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-1221
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 725
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1440
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 76
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
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