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1976 term · Burger Court · 4-3

United States Trust Company of New York, Trustee v. New Jersey et al.

431 U.S. 1 · 97 S. Ct. 1505 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 1

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
75-1687
U.S. Reports
431 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1505
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 1

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States Trust Company of New York, Trustee v. New Jersey et al.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Potter StewartUnknown
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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