1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1
United States v. Ward, dba L. O. Ward Oil & Gas Operations
448 U.S. 242 · 100 S. Ct. 2636 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 53
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 79-394
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 242
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2636
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 53
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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