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1980 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall et al.

453 U.S. 571 · 101 S. Ct. 2925 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 42

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
78-1789
U.S. Reports
453 U.S. 571
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2925
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 42

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Potter StewartUnknown

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