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1977 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies et al.

435 U.S. 734 · 98 S. Ct. 1388 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 24

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
76-1706
U.S. Reports
435 U.S. 734
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1388
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 24

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanUnknown

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