1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Douglas, Commissioner, Virginia Marine Resources Commission v. Seacoast Products, Inc., et al.
431 U.S. 265 · 97 S. Ct. 1740 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 16
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 75-1255
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 265
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1740
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 16
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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