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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Puyallup Tribe, Inc., et al. v. Department of Game of Washington et al.

433 U.S. 165 · 97 S. Ct. 2616 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 138

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
76-423
U.S. Reports
433 U.S. 165
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2616
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 138

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Puyallup Tribe, Inc., et al. v. Department of Game of Washington et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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