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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1

United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.

438 U.S. 422 · 98 S. Ct. 2864 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 131

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
76-1560
U.S. Reports
438 U.S. 422
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2864
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 131

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Harry BlackmunUnknown

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