1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. et al.
448 U.S. 261 · 100 S. Ct. 2647 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 54
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 79-116
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 261
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2647
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 54
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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