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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Maryland et al. v. Louisiana

451 U.S. 725 · 101 S. Ct. 2114 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 27

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Docket
83 ORIG
U.S. Reports
451 U.S. 725
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2114
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 27

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Maryland et al. v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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