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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-2

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.

438 U.S. 531 · 98 S. Ct. 2923 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 40

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-240
U.S. Reports
438 U.S. 531
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2923
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 40

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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