1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Utah
446 U.S. 500 · 100 S. Ct. 1803 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-1522
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 500
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1803
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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