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1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.

450 U.S. 311 · 101 S. Ct. 1124 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 48

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
79-1336
U.S. Reports
450 U.S. 311
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1124
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 48

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority

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