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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. et al.

458 U.S. 50 · 102 S. Ct. 2858 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 143

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
81-150
U.S. Reports
458 U.S. 50
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2858
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 143

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanJudgment of the Court
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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