1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. United States
435 U.S. 21 · 98 S. Ct. 917 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 16
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1058
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 21
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 917
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 16
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
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