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1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Commonwealth Edison Co. et al. v. Montana et al.

453 U.S. 609 · 101 S. Ct. 2946 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 43

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-581
U.S. Reports
453 U.S. 609
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2946
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 43

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commonwealth Edison Co. et al. v. Montana et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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