1977 term · Burger Court · 4-3
California et al. v. Southland Royalty Co. et al.
436 U.S. 519 · 98 S. Ct. 1955 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 30
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1114
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 519
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1955
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 30
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD??
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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