1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Ray, Governor of Washington, et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. et al.
435 U.S. 151 · 98 S. Ct. 988 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 18
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 76-930
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 151
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 988
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 18
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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