1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Douglas Oil Company of California et al. v. Petrol Stops Northwest et al.
441 U.S. 211 · 99 S. Ct. 1667 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 33
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1547
- U.S. Reports
- 441 U.S. 211
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1667
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 33
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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