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1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Japan Line, Ltd., et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.

441 U.S. 434 · 99 S. Ct. 1813 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 20

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
77-1378
U.S. Reports
441 U.S. 434
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1813
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 20

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Japan Line, Ltd., et al. v. County of Los Angeles et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent

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