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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Middlesex County Sewerage Authority et al. v. National Sea Clammers Association

453 U.S. 1 · 101 S. Ct. 2615 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 36

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
79-1711
U.S. Reports
453 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2615
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 36

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Middlesex County Sewerage Authority et al. v. National Sea Clammers Association.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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