
1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
446 U.S. 657 · 100 S. Ct. 1932 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 39
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1815
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 657
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1932
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 39
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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