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1979 term · Burger Court · 6-1

Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont

445 U.S. 425 · 100 S. Ct. 1223 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1292

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-1201
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 425
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1223
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 1292

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Potter StewartUnknown
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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