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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Exxon Corp. et al. v. Governor of Maryland et al.

437 U.S. 117 · 98 S. Ct. 2207 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-10
U.S. Reports
437 U.S. 117
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2207
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Exxon Corp. et al. v. Governor of Maryland et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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