1980 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Gulf Offshore Co., a Division of Pool Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.
453 U.S. 473 · 101 S. Ct. 2870 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 41
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 80-590
- U.S. Reports
- 453 U.S. 473
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 2870
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 41
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Unknown |
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