Oregon ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
429 U.S. 363 · Decided January 12, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Oregon ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. was decided on January 12, 1977 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous federalism” in the Federalism area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 429 U.S. 363 · 97 S. Ct. 582 · 50 L. Ed. 2d 550 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 8
- Docket number
- 75-567
- Decided
- January 12, 1977
- Argued
- October 4, 1976
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous federalism
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
Oregon ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-035, docket 1976-035-01.
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