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1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill et al.

437 U.S. 153 · 98 S. Ct. 2279 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 33

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-1701
U.S. Reports
437 U.S. 153
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2279
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 33

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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