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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2

United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Multistate Tax Commission et al.

434 U.S. 452 · 98 S. Ct. 799 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 58

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-635
U.S. Reports
434 U.S. 452
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 799
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 58

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Multistate Tax Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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