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1981 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.

455 U.S. 245 · 102 S. Ct. 1047 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 26

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
81-96
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 245
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1047
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 26

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
William J. BrennanJurisdictional dissent

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