Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1972

Heublein, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Commission

Decided December 18, 1972. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-879 · 409 U.S. 275 (1972)

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

Majority · 7

Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
Byron Raymond White
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
Warren Earl Burger
William Hubbs Rehnquist
William Joseph Brennan Jr.
William Orville Douglas

Concurring · 1

Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion

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